From: High efficacy of a dimeticone-based pediculicide following a brief application: in vitro assays and randomized controlled investigator-blinded clinical trial
Patient
Investigator
Dimeticone
Permethrin
Very good
41/49 (85.4%)
41/48 (85.4%)
48/49 (98.0%)
44/48 (91.7%)
Good
6/49 (12.2%)
6/48 (12.5%)
–
4/48 (8.3%)
Moderate
2/49 (4.1%)
1/48 (2.1%)
1/49 (2.0%)
Poor