The effects of home appliance on allergic diseases
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Registration Number
- KCT0003982
- Lead Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Children with atopic dermatitis between the ages of 6 and 16 (case group) and age, sex-matched children without atopic dermatitis (control group). The proportion between case and control group is 3:1.
1) Case group is defined as children who diagnosed with a pediatric allergist on the basis of Hanifin & Rajka criteria.
2) Control group is defined as children who have never been diagnosed AD.
Exclusion Criteria
1. If they used systemic corticosteroid or immunosuppressant within 4 weeks
2. If they had acute exacerbation of allergic diseases or skin diseases other than atopic dermatitis
3. If they had dyspnea or wheezing on the experimental day.
4. If it is hard to carry out studies because of the investigator judgement
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method skin temperature;skin pH;transepidermal water loss;filaggrin protein;filaggrin degradation products
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Skin prick test