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To know the Effectiveness and Safety of Topical Solutions in the Treatment of Scabies.

Effectiveness and Safety of Spinosad 0.9 Percent Topical Solution vs Permethrin 5 Percent Topical Solution in the Treatment of Scabies: A Prospective, Comparative, Two arm, Double blind, Randomized Controlled Study at a Tertiary Care Centre in Mandya.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/095795
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-10-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: B86- Scabies

Interventions

Intervention1: SPINOSAD 0.9% TOPICAL SOLUTION IN SCABIES: Spinosad 0.9% Topical Solution is a prescription medication used for the treatment of scabies. It contains Spinosad, a naturally derived insec

Sponsors

nil
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 5 years or older, either gender with active scabies infestation showing the presence of scabies inflammatory lesions (papules, pustules, vesicles, excoriations), pruritus and confirmed with burrows or mite or eggs in dermatoscopy. Patient (or their legal guardians) are willing to give the informed consent/ assent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pretreatment with topical or oral scabicide in the previous 4 weeks. Use of topical steroids or topical immunosuppressives within 2 weeks. Patients with special forms of scabies like nodular, crusted scabies. Patients having scabies with secondary infection or eczematization and coexisting dermatological disease that could interfere with the diagnosis and subsequent monitoring of scabies. Patients with immunodeficiency or severe systemic disease. Pregnant, planning for pregnancy during the study and lactating females. Patients with known hypersensitivity to the drugs.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of subjects within each treatment group showingcomplete clinical cure defined as reduction in both the number of lesions as well as the grade of pruritus by more than or equal to 50% and negative dermatoscopy.Timepoint: Dat 14

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of patients showing reduced number of lesions/ symptoms. Proportion of patients showing recurrence of lesions Proportion of patients with persistence of lesions/symptoms Dermatology Life Quality Index Timepoint: Day 14 Day 28 Day 14 Day 14

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shashi Kumar B M

Mandya Institute Of Medical Sciences

shashikumarbm@gmail.com9886197902

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026