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% |
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| Participants | Number: 150 enrolled (all ages; sex not stated) Inclusion criteria: clinically diagnosed and microbiologically confirmed scabies Exclusion criteria: significant impetiginization |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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