A randomised, assessor blind, parallel group, comparative trial of the Ovicidal Activity of Three Head Lice Products (NeutraLice Lotion, NeutraLice Advance and Moov Head Lice Solution) After a Single Application

INTERVENTION: Head lice products are applied to the hair and massaged in. A single application is used. GROUP 1: NeutraLice Lotion (containing Melaleuca Oil (Tea Tree Oil) 10% and Lavender Oil 1% ‐ Key Pharmaceuticals Pty. Ltd.); GROUP 2: NeutraLice Advance (a suffocating product containing benzyl alcohol, mineral oil, polysorbate 80, sorbitan monooleate, Carbopol 934 and triethanolamine – Key Pharmaceuticals Pty. Ltd.) CONDITION: head lice infestation PRIMARY OUTCOME: Ovicidal efficacy index (OEI) ; The proportion of treated eggs hatched in‐vitro divided by the proportion of pre‐treated eggs hatched in‐vitro expressed as a percentage up to and including 14 days after collection and incubation. SECONDARY OUTCOME: Nil INCLUSION CRITERIA: Male or female primary school‐aged children. Presence of at least 20 live head lice eggs on the hair. The presence of live head lice eggs will be determined from a visual inspection of the hair. Parent / Guardian have given written informed consent to their child’s participation in the trial.