Understanding the Physiological Implications of Scanning Kelvin Probe Measurements

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Conditions studied: Healthy Individuals, Skin Electrical Potential

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of skin thickness, skin moisture, and sweat gland density on Scanning Kelvin Probe measurements.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01545973

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

24

Starts

2011-08-01

Expected to finish

2012-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-03-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• "Healthy" is defined as not having a chronic medical condition requiring daily medications (hypertension, diabetes, hypothyroidism, etc)

You may not qualify if…

• autonomic disorders (sweating irregularities), skin disorders, extensive burns/scars on the hand, tremors, neuromuscular conditions, restless leg syndrome, movement disorders, and implanted cardiac defibrillator/pacemaker

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital - Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging — Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States

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