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The Efficacy of Soluble Microneedle Drug Delivery System Combined for Ameliorating Dry Skin in Atopic Dermatitis

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Registration Number
KCT0007037
Lead Sponsor
aju Dongshin University Korean Medicine Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
15
Inclusion Criteria

Participants should meet all of the following criteria;
(1) Male and female patients aged 19-60 at the screening visit.
(2) Atopic dermatitis patients diagnosed by Hanifin and Rajka criteria and have dry skin. Atopic dermatitis can be diagnosed if the patient has more than 3 of 4 major symptoms and 3 of 23 minor symptoms in the Hanifin and Rajka criteria.
(3) Patients who have 2 similar dry skin lesions in order to compare the efficacy of biodegradable microneedle patch with normal patch.
(4) Patients who submitted written consent voluntarily.

Exclusion Criteria

The patient who meets any of the following criteria cannot participate in;
(1) Patients who were taking intensive medication such as antihistamines or steroids.
(2) Patients who used oral antihistamines, oral antibiotics, oral or topical steroids, systemic photochemotherapy, or other immunosuppressants within 4 weeks before this study begins.
(3) Patients having systemic infection or taking systemic antibiotic therapy.
(4) Patients having other severe skin diseases, except atopic dermatitis.
(5) Patients taking interferon medication, including interferon-alpha and interferon-beta.
(6) Liver patients, including cirrhosis or liver cancer.
(7) Kidney patients, including acute/chronic renal failure, or nephrotic syndrome.
(8) Severe acute cardiovascular patients including heart failure, myocardial infarction, or stroke.
(9) Patients who took antipsychotics within 3 months before screening.
(10) Patient who are sensitive to natural products.
(11) Patients who have an allergy to adhesives.
(12) Pregnant or nursing women.
(13) Severe oozing or maceration.
(14) Others who principal investigator decided inadequate.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assessment of skin lesion by comparing photos on the 2nd week with the baseline;Change in L-SCORAD index on the 2nd week from the baseline
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in VAS score for pruritus on the 2nd week from the baseline;Change in VAS score for skin dryness on the 2nd week from the baseline;Change in skin hydration on the 2nd week from the baseline;Change in transepidermal water loss on the 2nd week from the baseline
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