Tungiasis Infections and Infestations
Conditions
Interventions
A household randomized controlled study with three arms:
1. Water-based emulsified pyriproxyfen solution (0.06 ppm)
2. Water only
3. No treatment at all
The households enrolled on arms 1 and 2 had t
Sponsors
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Households with a natural earthen floor 2. Total floor area of households less than 72 square meters. A maximum size limit was set to limit the amount of product that needed to be prepared 3. Households with at least two members with more than 5 embedded fleas 4. The head of the household provided signed consent to participate
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Households that were in very poor condition and considered likely to collapse within the timeframe of the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of households containing off-host stages of the sand flea Tunga penetrans measured using count data of the flea larvae extracted in the laboratory at baseline and week 5 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The flea abundance (number of larvae per unit of soil) measured using count data of the flea larvae extracted in the laboratory at baseline and week 5 2. Any potential change of tungiasis infection in household members measured using a comparison of standard rapid assessments of feet at baseline and end-line | — |
Countries
Kenya
Contacts
Public ContactUlrike Fillinger
Outcome results
None listed