Reducing Scabies in tribal area of Gadchiroli

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: null- Scabies

• Registration Number: CTRI/2017/01/007704
• Lead Sponsor: Society for Education Action and Research in Community Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2018-01-30
• Last Update Posted: 9 January 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 3109

Inclusion Criteria

Cluster/Village level:

1) Tribal village in the field practice area of SEARCH in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra state of India

2) The village should provide community consent through Gram Sabha for participation in the study.

Individual:

1) Should provide verbal consent for participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Cluster level:

1) Village with population less than 100

Individual level:

1) Currently on, or has taken ivermectin in the

previous 7 days

2) Has had topical 5% permethrin applied within previous 7 days

3) Seriously ill patients

4) Allergy to any of the components of the allocated drug regimen

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction in the prevalence of scabies in the intervention villages as compared to the control villages at the end community-based interventionTimepoint: 2 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction in the prevalence of impetigo in the intervention villages as compared to the control villages after community-based interventionTimepoint: 12 months;Reduction in the prevalence of impetigo in the intervention villages as compared to the control villages at the end community-based interventionTimepoint: 2 months <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>;Reduction in the prevalence of scabies in the intervention villages as compared to the control villages after community-based interventionTimepoint: 12 months