Scabies cure rates under the microscope: national study reveals treatment success
NCT ID NCT07305961
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed Italian study looked at over 1,300 people with scabies to see how often the first treatment cured them. Researchers also tracked how many scabies cases occurred over three years and analyzed patterns by age and ethnicity. The study did not test a new drug but collected real-world data on current treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,332 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All patients with scabies and their close contacts (household/partners) afferent to the outpatient clinics of participating Italian centers during the duration of the study will be included in the study.
- Ages
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6 months to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients of any age with clinical and/or dermoscopic and/or microscopic diagnosis of scabies. * Close contacts (household/relatives) of patients diagnosed with scabies. * Obtaining informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * There are no exclusion criteria.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AOU Maggiore della Carità
Novara, 28100, Italy
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AOU Policlinico Gaetano Martino
Messina, Maine, 98124, Italy
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AOU S.Maria della Misericordia
Udine, UD, 33100, Italy
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AOU San Giovanni di Dio
Cagliari, Italy, CA, 09123, Italy
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APSS - Ospedale Santa Chiara
Trento, Italy/Trento, 38123, Italy
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ASL Toscana Nord Ovest
Lucca, LU, 55100, Italy
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ASST LECCO Alessandro Manzoni
Lecco, LC, 23900, Italy
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ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII
Bergamo, BG, 24127, Italy
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AUSL Della Romagna
Ravenna, RA, 48121, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Meyer IRCCS
Florence, FI, 50139, Italy
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Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Milan, Michigan, 20122, Italy
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Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo IRCCS
Pavia, PV, 27100, Italy
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Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata
Roma, RM, 00133, Italy
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IRCCS AOU di Bologna
Bologna, BO, 40138, Italy
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Istituto San Gallicano
Roma, RM, 00144, Italy
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Ospedale Cardinal Massaia
Asti, AT, 14100, Italy
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Ospedale Civico Maggiore Borgo Trento
Verona, VR, 37126, Italy
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Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
Genova, GE, 16132, Italy
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Ospedale Versilia
Lido di Camaiore, LU, 55041, Italy
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Ospedali Riuniti di Foggia
Foggia, FG, 71122, Italy
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Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
Torino, TO, 10126, Italy
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USL Toscana Centro
Florence, FI, 50100, Italy
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Università VANVITELLI
Naples, 80138, Italy
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