Body's Louses Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effectiveness of Permethrin Impregnated Underwear in Preventing Louse Proliferation in Infected Homeless
Homelessness, also name the fourth world, is a growing public health problem worldwide.
Previous studies showed that up to 30% of the homeless people reported pruritus that often
results in itchy lesions, which expose them to bacterial skin infections.
The investigators therefore conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
to test the hypothesis that a single oral dose of ivermectin was effective in significantly
reducing the prevalence of pruritus in a sheltered homeless population.
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Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment