NCT00672971

Safety and Efficacy Study to Compare a 4% Dimethicone Foam and Nix Cream Rinse (1% Permethrin) in the Control of Head Lice

An Open Label Randomized Study to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of Silcap Plus (Approximately 4% Dimeticone) Against Nix Cream Rinse.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 31 (actual)
• Sponsor: Oystershell NV · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a dimethicone foam in the control of head lice and to compare the efficacy to a permethrin based product.

Conditions

• Head Lice

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	4% dimethicone foam	The dimethicone foam is applied to dry hair and left on the hair for approximately 15 minutes. The product is then removed by washing the hair with baby shampoo. The foam is applied two time, separated by an interval of 7-9 days.
OTHER	1% permethrin	Nix® Cream Rinse is applied as indicated on the product labeling. The cream rinse is applied to wet hair and left on the hair for 10 minutes. The hair is then rinsed with tepid water to remove the product, toweled dry, and combed with a detangling comb. The product is applied two times, separated by an interval of 7-9 days.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-09-01
• Primary completion: 2007-11-01
• Completion: 2007-11-01
• First posted: 2008-05-06
• Last updated: 2008-05-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States