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. 2007 Jul 18;2007(3):CD000320. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000320.pub2

Amer 1992.

Methods Design: randomized controlled trial
Generation of allocation sequence: "according to code"
Allocation concealment: unclear
Blinding: unclear
Inclusion of randomized participants in the analysis: 100%
Participants Number: 150 enrolled (all ages; sex not stated)
Inclusion criteria: clinically diagnosed and microbiologically confirmed scabies
Exclusion criteria: significant impetiginization
Interventions 1. 5% permethrin (50 participants) 
 2. 10% crotamiton (50 participants) 
 3. 1% lindane (50 participants)
Each medication applied "neck to toe" on 2 successive nights
Outcomes 1. Number of participants clinically cured (no new lesions and all original lesions healed) at 28 days
Notes Location: Egypt
Date: not stated
Colour photographs used for comparison before and after treatment