Geneva, June 30 -- International Clinical Trials Registry received information related to the study (ISRCTN16207849) titled 'Control of sand fleas in the soil using insect growth regulators' on June 23.
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design:
Household-based single-center randomized controlled open-label intervention study (Prevention, Efficacy)
Primary Sponsor: International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Condition:
Tungiasis
Infections and Infestations
Intervention:
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 their house floors sprayed once a week for 4 weeks. For a...