Safety and Efficacy Study to Compare a 4% Dimethicone Foam and Nix Cream Rinse (1% Permethrin) in the Control of Head Lice

Oystershell

Status

Completed

Conditions

Head Lice

Treatments

Other: 1% permethrin

Other: 4% dimethicone foam

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00672971

OYS001-07

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a dimethicone foam in the control of head lice and to compare the efficacy to a permethrin based product.

Enrollment

31 patients

Sex

All

Ages

4 to 85 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

4 - 85 years of age
active head lice infestation of at least ≥ 10 live lice
short hair (hair no longer than 2 inches below the neck) or long hair (hair 2 inches below the neck to mid back)

Exclusion criteria

had received or used an investigational new drug within the 30 days immediately preceding the study
used any form of head lice treatment whether prescription, over-the-counter, or a home remedy for at least fourteen days prior to their study visit
used topical medication of any kind on the hair for a period of 48 hours prior to the visit
had a history of allergy to rag weed, permethrin, or mineral oil, or had taken trimethoprim or cotrimoxazole at evaluation or during the previous four weeks
Female subjects that were pregnant or breast feeding