Singalavanija 2003.
| Methods | Design: randomized controlled trial Generation of allocation sequence: random‐number table Allocation concealment: unclear Blinding: unclear Inclusion of randomized participants in the analysis: 68% (32/100 participants lost to follow up) |
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| Participants | Number: 100 enrolled (aged 6 months to 13 years; 60 males, 40 females) Inclusion criteria: clinically diagnosed and microbiologically confirmed scabies Exclusion criteria: resident in an orphanage; serious central nervous system illness; malnutrition; immunodeficiency |
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| Interventions | 1. 10% sulfur ointment (50 participants)
2. 0.3% lindane gel (50 participants) Both medications applied neck to toe by parents for 7 consecutive nights |
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| Outcomes | 1. Number of participants clinically cured (no new lesions and healing of all old lesions) at 4 weeks
2. Number of participants with decrease or absence of itching at 4 weeks
3. Adverse events Not included in this review: 4. Number of participants clinically cured at 2 weeks (defined as no new lesions and healing of all old lesions) 5. Number of participants with decrease or absence of itching at 2 weeks 6. Number of participants with absence of parasites on skin scraping at 2 and 4 weeks |
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| Notes | Location: Thailand Date: December 1999 to May 2000 Contacts treated with either 25% benzyl benzoate (adults) or 10% sulfur (children) |
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