Clinical trials: Transepidermal Water Loss
Healthy Volunteers
Skin Barrier Function in Women Using UV Nail Lamps
The goal of this observational study is to compare objective parameters of skin barrier function between healthy adult women who regularly use UV lamps during nail treatments and women who do not use UV lamps.
- Trial name
- NCT07700186
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Split, School of Medicine
Premature Birth
Cleanser Versus Only Water
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the newborn's first bath with a cleaning product and only water on the barrier function of the skin.
- Trial name
- NCT04720989
- Testing
- Bathing With Baby Cleanser and water, Bathing With only Water
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Intestinal Diseases
Influence of Fish Oil Based Intravenous Fat Emulsions on the Epidermal Barrier Function
The epidermal barrier efficacy is determined by the physicochemical properties of the epidermal lipid matrix, among which ω-6 essential fatty acids (EFAs) play a key role. Inversely, the ω-3 EFAs are not found in the epidermis.
- Trial name
- Tewlip (NCT02550860)
- Testing
- soybean oil (SO)-based IVFE (Medialipide), fish oil (FO)-containing IVFE (Lipidem)
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis
Topical Coconut Oil Application and Incidence of Sepsis in Neonates
The randomized control trial aims to determine the effect of twice daily application of a commonly used coconut oil to the skin of neonates in the neonatal intensive care setting on the rate of late onset sepsis versus a no…
- Trial name
- NCT04842786
- Testing
- Coconut oil
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Irritant Contact Dermatitis
Regional Differences of Cutaneous Irritation and Its Effect on Skin Barrier Recovery
Irritant contact dermatitis induced by sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS) is often used as a model for testing efficacy of various topical preparations.
- Trial name
- NCT03231813
- Testing
- Sodium lauryl sulphate induced irritation, Emollient, moisturizing cream
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Split, School of Medicine
Atopic Dermatitis
Effect of Holly Mangrove Shower Gel in Atopic Dermatitis Patients
Atopic dermatitis is a chronic intermittent inflammatory skin disease. Currently, there are many cosmeceutical skin products in which their major action affects skin hydration and skin barrier function.
- Trial name
- NCT02178215
- Testing
- Holly Mangrove Shower Gel
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Skin Ageing, Facial Wrinkles - Rough Texture - Hyperpigmentation
Clinical Effects of Two Oral Bioactive Collagen Peptides On Skin Properties and Aging Hallmarks
This randomized, controlled clinical trial evaluated whether daily oral intake of a collagen peptides supplement improved age-associated skin beauty parameters in healthy women with visible facial wrinkles.
- Conditions
- Skin Ageing, Facial Wrinkles - Rough Texture - Hyperpigmentation, Skin Hydration in Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT07302789
- Testing
- Dietary Supplement: Collagen Peptides Supplement, Dietary Supplement: Competitor's Collagen Supplement
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bionos Biotech S.L.
Skin Barrier Dysfunction, Healthy Volunteers
Effect of FPP on Cutaneous Barrier Integrity
This pilot study will test how Fermented Papaya Preparation (FPP) impacts overall TEWL of areas that commonly display diminished barrier function, such as the skin from face, arms, and hands.
- Trial name
- FPP OSATO (NCT07725835)
- Testing
- Fermented Papaya Preparation (FPP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Skin Aging, Transepidermal Water Loss
Microneedle Versus Fractional CO₂ Laser for Skin Aging Treatment With Stem Cell Secretome in Indonesian Adult Women
Evidences regarding the effectiveness of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs) secretome to alleviate skin aging have been extensively available, yet no studies hitherto directly investigated the best administration…
- Trial name
- NCT05508191
- Testing
- Fractional CO₂ Laser, Microneedle
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shannaz Nadia Yusharyahya
Pressure Injury, Transepidermal Water Loss
Effects of Patient-centered Skin Care in Critical Care
Many critical diseases can damage skin and tissue integrity due to natural immobility, hemodynamic instability, poor tissue perfusion, use of medical devices and many other internal and external factors.
- Conditions
- Pressure Injury, Transepidermal Water Loss, sk
- Trial name
- NCT05948306
- Testing
- Critical Patient-Centered Skin Care Protocol
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Bilgi University
Acne, Atopic Dermatitis
Use of the SpiderMass for in Vivo Analysis of the Skin in Five Chronic Inflammatory Dermatosis
The physiological states of the skin are characterized by a certain homeostasis linked to the balance of the metabolic pathways. When these pathways are deregulated, the proteic, lipidic and metabolic is affected.
- Conditions
- Acne, Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriasis Vulgaris, Rosacea
- Trial name
- NCT04472546
- Testing
- in-vivo mesure, Scotch, Lipid index
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pierre Fabre Dermo Cosmetique
Skin Irritancy Tests
Determination of Sensitive Skin and Its Biophysical Response in a Latin-American Population
Sensitive skin syndrome is a frequent self-diagnosed entity that has not been previously described in a Latin-american population. One hypothesis to its development is an alteration of the barrier function of the skin.
- Trial name
- NCT01591993
- Testing
- 10% lactic acid test
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosí
Scleroderma, Systemic, Graft Vs Host Disease
The Influence of Extracorporeal Photopheresis on Skin Sclerosis
Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP), also known as extracorporeal photoimmunotherapy or photochemotherapy, is a leukapheresis-based therapy that has been in clinical use for over three decades after receiving FDA approval in 1988.
- Conditions
- Scleroderma, Systemic, Graft Vs Host Disease, Eosinophilic Fasciitis, Morphea
- Trial name
- NCT04752397
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Split-thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites
Split-Thickness Skin Graft Donor Site Wound Healing Study
The purpose of this research study is to discover whether instruments widely used in skin research can be used to measure wound healing in split thickness skin graft donor sites and whether these instruments can detect…
- Trial name
- NCT00392301
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Atopic Dermatitis
A Study to Investigate the Use of Hydrogel Vehicle in Maintaining the Skin Barrier in Persons With Atopic Dermatitis
While the repair of the epidermal barrier in atopic dermatitis is of major importance in the treatment of atopic dermatitis, most of the vehicles used may actually cause a worsening of an impaired epidermal barrier.
- Trial name
- NCT01065714
- Testing
- Hydrogel vehicle, Eucerin Lotion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Derm Research, PLLC
Anaphylaxis Food
Predicting Peanut Anaphylaxis and Reducing Epinephrine
This research study is testing a new way to look for the early stages of anaphylaxis. Eligible participants will have a small monitor (transepidermal water loss) placed on the forearm during a food challenge (for peanut…
- Trial name
- PrePARE (NCT05696236)
- Testing
- Transepidermal water loss (TEWL) monitor and stopping rules, Monitor (TEWL) without stopping rules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Xerosis
Clinical Therapeutic Potential of Novel Microbiome LP-51 on Xerosis Individual Based on Xerosis-microbiome Index
The purpose of this clinical trial is to assess the skin hydration and transepidermal water loss improvement, pruritus relief, and microbiome alteration effects of a Lactobacillus sp.
- Trial name
- NCT06706050
- Testing
- Microbiome Therapeutic LP-51
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Ho-Yeon Song
Sebum Production, Stool Microbiome
Pilot Study of Triphala and Rubia Cordifolia on Gut Microbiome and Skin
Few studies have assessed the effects of Triphala and Rubia Cordifolia from a skin biophysical perspective. Here, we aim to understand how these herbs can modulate the skin's barrier properties and the gut microbiome.
- Conditions
- Sebum Production, Stool Microbiome, Transepidermal Water Loss, Facial Brrightness
- Trial name
- NCT03477825
- Testing
- Rubia Cordifolia, Triphala
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Atopic Dermatitis, Food Allergy
Michigan Food and Atopic Dermatitis (M-FAD) Program - Molecular Analytics Project
This study will explore potential links between atopic dermatitis and food allergy. This information will be useful to determine atopic dermatitis and food allergy share unique biochemical or genetic identifiers useful for…
- Conditions
- Atopic Dermatitis, Food Allergy, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT06300697
- Testing
- Data and biospecimen collection, Skin biopsies, Oral Food Challenge (OFC) procedures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Xerosis Cutis
Effects of 2% IDL Lotion on Skin Hydration and Transepidermal Water Loss in Females With Dry Skin
This was a placebo-controlled double-blinded trial to compare effects of 2% IDL lotion to placebo in female subjects with dry skin. Primary endpoints were skin hydration (NovaMeter) and transepidermal water loss (VapoMeter).
- Trial name
- NCT04253704
- Testing
- IDL lotion, Control lotion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Shyla Cantor