Household-wide treatment for the control of head lice infestations in an impoverished community
Completed
- Conditions
- Active head lice infestationInfections and InfestationsPediculosis and phthiriasis
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN42288908
- Lead Sponsor
- Mandacaru Foundation (Brazil)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 132
Inclusion Criteria
1. Children aged 5 - 15 years, either sex
2. Absence of active head lice infestation determined by diagnostic wet-combing
3. Written consent obtained from the study participants and carers
Exclusion Criteria
1. Active head lice infestation during baseline examination (defined as the detection of at least one viable head louse or nymph after vigorous wet-combing)
2. Absence from the study area for more than a week
3. Unwillingess to participate in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method