Status:
COMPLETED
Skin Health and Effectiveness of Standardized Skin Care Regimens in Nursing Home Residents
Lead Sponsor:
PD Dr. Jan Kottner
Conditions:
Xerosis Cutis
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Residents of institutional long-term care facilities are at high risk for developing skin and tissue diseases, e.g. xerosis cutis (including pruritus), infections (e.g., tinea pedis, candidiasis), chr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- "Prevalence study"
- Living in the nursing home at the time of data collection;
- Being 65+ years;
- Written informed consent (or by legal representative);
- Additional inclusion criteria for the "intervention study"
- Overall dry skin score (ODS) of 2 to 4 at the right and left leg;
- Willingness and ability to fulfil the study requirements.
Exclusion
- "Prevalence study"
- Residents at the end of life (dying persons).
- Additional exclusion criteria for the "intervention study"
- Any dermatological condition or skin affection, e.g. acute weeping, excoriated or inflammatory dermatitis, or skin treatment which may interfere with the study assessments at the discretion of the investigator;
- Any unstable acute or chronic pathology or condition that may interfere with the study conduct at the discretion of the investigator;
- Any use of topical drugs on the investigational areas two weeks prior to inclusion;
- Systemic application of corticosteroids, antihistamine or other anti-inflammatory drugs;
- Known allergy or intolerance to any ingredient of the study products, e.g. urea.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
133 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02216526
Start Date
September 1 2014
End Date
April 1 2015
Last Update
April 13 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, Germany, 10117