Skin Barrier Biophysical Properties and Clinical Appearance After Moisturizer in Dry Skin

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Xerosis, Xerosis Cutis, Dry Skin; Eczema

In brief

The purpose of the study is to compare the changes in the appearance of dry skin after the use various moisturizers: white petrolatum ointment, coconut oil, jojoba oil, and almond oil in patients with dry skin.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03093597

Run by

University of Arizona

People needed

37

Starts

2017-03-27

Expected to finish

2017-12-12

Last updated by the study team

2018-10-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male and female, at least 18 years of age
• Subject must receive a diagnosis of dry skin by a dermatologist.
• Subject must be able to comprehend and read the English language.

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects who do not fit the inclusion criteria.
• Subjects unable to or unwilling to comply with the study procedures
• Prior known allergy to white petrolatum, coconut oil, almond oil, or jojoba oil.
• People who have used products containing white petrolatum, jojoba oil, coconut oil, or almond oil within the past week.
• People with a known diagnosis of ichthyosis.
• A subject who, in the opinion of the investigator, will be un-cooperative or unable to comply with study procedures.
• Subject unable to speak or read the English language, since all consents and instructions will be provided in English.
• Those that are prisoners or cognitively impaired

Where it is running

• University of Arizona, Banner-University Medical Center — Tucson, Arizona, United States
• University of California, Davis — Sacramento, California, United States

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