To determine whether a targeted application of dimeticone has a higher efficacy to cure tungiasis (sand flea disease) than wetting the whole feet
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Tungiasis (sand flea disease)Infections and InfestationsTungiasis
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN74306878
- Lead Sponsor
- German Doctors e.V. (Germany)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 55
Inclusion Criteria
1. School children between 6 and 15 years with at least two viable sand fleas in the skin of each foot
2. Care-takers are requested to sign an informed written consent form for the participant before admission
Exclusion Criteria
Children with severe bacterial superinfection of tungiasis lesions are not eligible and will be referred to the next primary health care center for antibiotic treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. % of viable parasites that died after the application of dimeticone. Viability is determined with a portable digital video microscope.<br>2. % of parasites that did not develop in a normal manner<br><br>Followed up daily during 7 days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Regression of the intensity of local inflammation