Effectiveness of Permethrin Impregnated Underwear in Preventing Louse Proliferation in Infected Homeless
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2012-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Homelessness, also name the fourth world, is a growing public health problem worldwide.
Previous studies showed that up to 30% of the homeless people reported pruritus that often
results in itchy lesions, which expose them to bacterial skin infections.
The investigators therefore conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to
test the hypothesis that a single oral dose of ivermectin was effective in significantly
reducing the prevalence of pruritus in a sheltered homeless population.