A trial of community wide treatment to reduce scabies in a village setting in northern India
- Conditions
- ScabiesSkin - Dermatological conditionsInfection - Other infectious diseases
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12619001712190
- Lead Sponsor
- The Nossal Institute for Global Health (University of Melbourne)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2200
All residents of the study area are eligible to participate in this study
As this is a mass drug administration program, all residents of the selected area are eligible for inclusion in this study. However, the exclusion criteria for drug administration are:
- Allergy to any of the components of the allocated drug regimen
- Currently on or has taken ivermectin in the previous 7 days
- Clinical diagnosis of crusted scabies (will be referred for specialist assessment)
These criteria exclude individuals from study drug administration but they remain eligible for inclusion in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method