Table 2 Cure rates, defined as the complete absence of active lice.
From: A highly efficacious pediculicide based on dimeticone: Randomized observer blinded comparative trial
Dimeticone group | Permethrin group | P value | Effect size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cured/total | % (95% CI) | Cured/total | % (95% CI) | RR (95% CI) | ||
Day 2 | 69/73 | 94.5% (86.6% – 98.5%) | 48/72 | 66.7% (54.6% – 77.3%) | P < 0.0001 | 1.42 (1.19–1.68) |
Day 7 | 47/73 | 64.4% (53.3% – 75.3%) | 43/72 | 59.7% (47.5% – 71.1%) | P = 0.5 | 1.22 (0.59–2.52) |
Day 9 | 70/72 | 97.2% (90.3% – 99.7%) | 48/71 | 67.6% (55.4% – 78.2%) | P < 0.0001 | 1.44 (1.22–1.70) |