Study About Effectiveness of Silver-Containing Textiles for Treatment of Acute Neurodermatitis
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Neurodermatitis
- Registration Number
- NCT00196430
- Lead Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the treatment of acute neurodermitis with silver-contained textiles is equivalent or more effective to the conservative exogenous treatment with a corticosteroid. Secondary aim is to define skin comfortability of the textiles.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 32
Inclusion Criteria
- Clinical diagnosis of acute Neurodermitis
- Age: 2-70 years
- Patients are mobile
- Patient's information and willingness to participate
Exclusion Criteria
- Acute viral infection (herpes zoster, eczema herpeticum)
- Acute staphylodermas
- Other skin-diseases affecting outcomes of intervention (e.g. psoriasis)
- Current UV-Treatment
- Current other immunosuppressive or immunomodulated Therapy
- Current antimicrobial Therapy (e.g. antibiotics)
- Severe general diseases (e.g. melanoma, renal insufficiency, autoimmune diseases)
- Pregnancy
- Fertile females without effective contraception
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method SCORAD at days -3,0,7,14,28,56 for every group
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Influence of silver containing textiles in reducing bacterial skin colonization (especially Staph. aureus) Consumption of corticosteroids at days 0-28 Consumption of corticosteroids at days 28-56 Pruritus under textiles Evaluation of quality of life
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Clinic and Polyclinic of Dermatology, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University of Greifswald
🇩🇪Greifswald, Fleischmannstr. 42-44, Germany