Parasitic skin disorder

This study at the National Institutes of Health evaluates and treats people aged 3 and older with known or suspected parasitic infections, such as malaria, intestinal worms, and others. Participants receive standard medical care, not experimental treatments. The goal is to monito…

This study tests a new shampoo (X92001483) that works by physically trapping and removing head lice, comparing it to a standard medicated rinse (Nix Cream Rinse with 1% permethrin). The goal is to see if the new shampoo is safe, effective at killing lice, and can prevent reinfest…

This study tests whether using a device that heats skin lesions to 50°C for 30 seconds can effectively treat cutaneous leishmaniasis in primary health centers in Ethiopia. 103 patients aged 12 to 60 with up to four lesions will receive thermotherapy and be monitored for 90 days. …

This phase 3 trial tests whether a plant-based tincture made from arnica flowers can safely and effectively heal skin ulcers caused by cutaneous leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease spread by sandflies. About 96 people aged 12 and older with confirmed infection will receive either …

This study tests an experimental eye drop called GLK-321 in 250 adults with Demodex blepharitis, a condition where tiny mites cause debris at the base of eyelashes. Participants will receive either a low, mid, or high dose of the drug, or a placebo, for 6 weeks. The main goal is …

This study compares two drugs, ivermectin and moxidectin, to see which works better at controlling river blindness and other common infections like intestinal worms and scabies in Angola. Over 52,000 people in 20 village groups will receive one of the drugs once a year for four y…

This study tests whether injecting the antibiotic ciprofloxacin directly into skin sores caused by leishmaniasis works as well as the standard treatment, sodium stibogluconate. Eighty people with one to seven sores will be randomly assigned to receive weekly injections of one dru…

This study tests whether injecting the antibiotic levofloxacin directly into skin sores caused by leishmaniasis can cure them. Forty adults with up to seven sores will receive weekly injections for up to six weeks and be monitored for 90 days. The goal is to see if the sores heal…

This study compares a new head lice lotion (Elimax Green Lotion with Emogreen) to a standard lice-killing shampoo (Walgreens Lice Killing Shampoo). About 86 people aged 6 months and older with active head lice will use one of the two treatments. Researchers will check how well ea…

This study looks at how leishmaniasis infections progress and respond to treatment. It involves up to 289 people aged 3 to 100 with known or suspected leishmaniasis. Researchers will collect blood and tissue samples to learn more about the disease and test different treatments. T…

This study tracks 200 children in Italy with leishmaniasis, a parasitic infection that can affect the skin or internal organs. Researchers will look at how quickly the disease is diagnosed and treated, and how that affects recovery, relapse, and death rates. The goal is to identi…