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Veron Scabies Education and Eradication Program

NCT00604084 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1057

Last updated 2019-07-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this project is to develop a community scabies eradication and education program for the highly endemic areas surrounding the Veron community on the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic. It proposes the use of oral Ivermectin as a replacement for topical Lindane--a readily available medical formulation, pesticide, and environmental toxin that is reported to be banned in the Dominican Republic as well as over 80 other countries throughout the world.

Conditions

  • Scabies

Interventions

DRUG

Ivermectin

Ivermectin 200ug/kg, 1 dose Q 6 months x 2, total duration = 12 months

DRUG

Permethrin 5% lotion

apply lotion to entire body, excluding head, at bedtime, rinse off following morning, wait one week, repeat application for a total of 2 applications, PRN frequency, NMT 6 applications in 12 months, total duration = 12 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jeremy J White, DO · Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Dean Sutphin, PhD · Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-05-31
Primary Completion
2008-05-31
Completion
2008-05-31

Countries

  • Dominican Republic

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