Treatment of Head Lice Infestation Using Novel Ultrasonic Comb

ParaSonic

Status

Completed

Conditions

Pediculus Capitis

Treatments

Device: The Lucy ultrasonic comb models A and B combined with the LucyGel

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

CL-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

A pilot study to evaluate safety and efficacy of the Lucy combined with LucyGel in killing head lice and their eggs.

23 participants will be enrolled in this study. The first 12 will be combed with model A and the remaining 11 will be combed with model B

Enrollment

23 patients

Sex

All

Ages

6+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Males and Females
Age 6 years and older at the time of enrollment
Must have an active head lice infestation of at least 10live head lice (found within 5 minutes of mechanic search).
Hair must be at least 3 cm long.
Written informed consent - by patient (if over 18 years of age), or by a parent (if patient is under 18 years of age).
For females of childbearing potential, a statement declaring that she is not currently pregnant.

Exclusion criteria

Used any chemical head lice treatment in the 7 days preceding the trial treatment
Used antibiotics in the week preceding treatment
Open wounds in the treatment area
Skin irritation in the treatment area
Individuals with skin/scalp condition at the treatment site which, in the opinion of the investigator, will interfere with treatment or evaluation
Known allergies to any of the gel's components
Participant that is already enrolled in another study
Participant who can't be combed with fine Comb dense ASSY2000