Permethrin
- Generic Name
- Permethrin
- Brand Names
- Elimite, Nix Cream Rinse
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C21H20Cl2O3
- CAS Number
- 52645-53-1
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- 509F88P9SZ
- Background
A pyrethroid insecticide commonly used in the treatment of lice infestations and scabies. It is a yellow to light orange-brown, low melt-ing solid or viscous liquid.
- Indication
For the treatment of infestation with Sarcoptes scabiei (scabies).
- Associated Conditions
- Head Lice Infestation, Norwegian scabies, Scabies, Lice of the pubic area
Comparison of Permethrin and Ivermectin in Children Greater Than 6 Yrs Age for Treatment of Scabies
- Conditions
- Scabies
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2025-03-26
- Last Posted Date
- 2025-04-20
- Lead Sponsor
- Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore
- Target Recruit Count
- 90
- Registration Number
- NCT06896929
- Locations
- 🇵🇰
Children Hospital Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Sulfur vs. Different Regimes of Permethrin for Scabies
- First Posted Date
- 2024-05-02
- Last Posted Date
- 2024-05-02
- Lead Sponsor
- Damascus University
- Target Recruit Count
- 250
- Registration Number
- NCT06396507
- Locations
- 🇸🇾
University of Tishreen, Latakia, Syrian Arab Republic
🇸🇾University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic
🇸🇾Faculty of Medicine, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
Therapy for Scabies With Two Differently Concentrated Permethrin Creams
- Conditions
- Scabies
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2024-04-23
- Last Posted Date
- 2024-04-23
- Lead Sponsor
- Infectopharm Arzneimittel GmbH
- Target Recruit Count
- 220
- Registration Number
- NCT06380452
Comparison of Topical 5% Permethrin and Topical 10% Sulfur in the Treatment of Scabies
- First Posted Date
- 2023-05-17
- Last Posted Date
- 2023-05-17
- Lead Sponsor
- Combined Military Hospital Abbottabad
- Target Recruit Count
- 60
- Registration Number
- NCT05862701
- Locations
- 🇵🇰
CMH Abbottabad, Abbottābād, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, Pakistan
Ivermectin/ Permethrin for Scabies
- First Posted Date
- 2023-04-19
- Last Posted Date
- 2023-04-19
- Lead Sponsor
- Universitas Padjadjaran
- Target Recruit Count
- 60
- Registration Number
- NCT05819983
- Locations
- 🇮🇩
Ciumbuleuit Public Health Centre, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Comparison of Oral Ivermectin and Permethrin 5% Lotion in Treatment of Pediculosis Capitis
- Conditions
- Pediculosis
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2022-12-09
- Last Posted Date
- 2022-12-09
- Lead Sponsor
- Combined Military Hospital Abbottabad
- Target Recruit Count
- 60
- Registration Number
- NCT05643820
- Locations
- 🇵🇰
CMH, Abbottabad, KPK, Pakistan
Comparative Study Between Topical Permethrin 5% and Oral Ivermectin for the Treatment of Scabies
- First Posted Date
- 2022-05-05
- Last Posted Date
- 2022-05-05
- Lead Sponsor
- Combined Military Hospital Abbottabad
- Target Recruit Count
- 100
- Registration Number
- NCT05362513
- Locations
- 🇵🇰
Combined military hospital, Abbottābād, Kpk, Pakistan
Better Disease Control by Multidrug Regimen in Scabies
- Conditions
- Scabies
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2022-01-20
- Last Posted Date
- 2022-01-20
- Lead Sponsor
- B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
- Target Recruit Count
- 212
- Registration Number
- NCT05198947
Escalated Therapy of Scabies With INFECTOSCAB 5% (Permethrin)
- Conditions
- Scabies
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2021-03-24
- Last Posted Date
- 2021-08-26
- Lead Sponsor
- Infectopharm Arzneimittel GmbH
- Target Recruit Count
- 183
- Registration Number
- NCT04814511
- Locations
- 🇩🇪
Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany
🇩🇪Universitätsmedizin Rostock, Rostock, Germany
🇩🇪Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
Ivermectin Safety in Small Children
- Conditions
- Scabies
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2020-04-02
- Last Posted Date
- 2024-05-21
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Oxford
- Target Recruit Count
- 399
- Registration Number
- NCT04332068
- Locations
- 🇧🇷
Alfredo da Matta Tropical Dermatology Foundation (FUAM), Manaus, Brazil
🇰🇪Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya
🇬🇲MRC Unit The Gambia, Banjul, Gambia
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