THE EFFICACY OF MOISTURIZERS IN RESTORING HYDRATION,SKIN pH, AND REDUCING TRANS-EPIDERMAL WATER LOSS(TEWL) IN PATIENTS WITH ATOPIC DERMATITIS
Phase 2
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
- Registration Number
- PACTR202209711529835
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Lagos
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
All consenting patients presenting with Atopic Dermatitis as defined by the UK Working Party criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Pregnant women
Patients with AD and other co-existing inflammatory dermatoses, such as Lichen Planus
or Psoriasis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method minimise the trans-epidermal water loss TEWL and optimise the hydration status
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method frequent hospital visits, poor sleep of the patients and their carers, school and work absenteeism with attendant consequences, as well as draining of financial resources relates to reduced quality of life.