Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00731718
Control of Head Lice Infestations in Children and Adults
Control of Head Lice in Children and Adults
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 543 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Larada Sciences, Inc. · Industry
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 6 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The goal of this study is to see if heated air will kill head lice and their eggs. The treatment visit is approximately 1 hour long with a follow up phone call.
Detailed description
Head lice strikes fear into the hearts of parents of school age children. Ridding a child of head lice is one of the most frustrating experiences a parent can face. The objective of this project is to test whether louse desiccation using our prototype is an effective means of controlling head louse infestations in children. Children age 6 and over are included in this study.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | lousebuster | Subject serves as own control the length of treatment is approximately 30 minutes for full head treatment |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2007-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2008-06-01
- Completion
- 2008-07-01
- First posted
- 2008-08-11
- Last updated
- 2008-08-11
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00731718. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.