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Bioavailability of tattoo inks by quantifying the marker substances 4-aminobenzoic acid, 2-phenoxyethanol and iodide in blood and urine after tattooing 24 male test persons with black or red color

Not Applicable
Conditions
bioavailability study
Registration Number
DRKS00026022
Lead Sponsor
Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
24
Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy, male test persons, 18 - 45 years of age, who wish to have a tattoo on their own
• Weight between 60 and 100 kg
• Request a large-area tattoo (approx. 300 cm² for black and 100 cm² for red, each with a deviation of +/- 30%)
• At least one tattoo already exists
• The subject is able and willing to adhere to the study procedures and instructions

Exclusion Criteria

I. Exclusion due to health restrictions:
• Any acute or unstable chronic illness that the investigator believes may endanger the subject or impair the conduct of the study:
o cardiovascular disease
o liver disease
o kidney disease
o Metabolic diseases (especially thyroid disorders)
o Skin disorders in the area of ??the tattoo
o tendency to bleed
o Suspected active SARS-CoV-2 infection
• Serious adverse reaction to previous tattoos (e.g. circulatory collapse, fainting, severe malaise, nausea, headache attacks)
• Any kind of illness, especially of the skin, which was triggered or triggered by a previous tattoo: e.g. atopic dermatitis, psoriasis
• Diseases of the skin in the area of ??the planned tattoo
• Known or suspected allergy / hypersensitivity to a component of the marker substances: potassium iodide or iodine, potassium 4-aminobenzoate, as well as para-substituted aromatic amines (such as benzocaine, procaine, p-hydroxybenzoic acid ester) or 2-phenoxyethanol
• Any abnormalities in the parameters of the screening laboratory which, in the opinion of the examiner, could endanger the test subject or impair the conduct of the study, e.g .:
o hyperkalemia
o renal insufficiency (GFR <45 ml / min)
o Increase in liver function values ??(e.g. transaminases)
o Hyperthyroidism (low TSH)
o Positive HIV, Hepatitis B or C serology

II. Exclusion by taking the following drugs or food supplements:
• antibiotics
• POTABA® antifibrotic
• Food supplements containing iodide or (potassium) 4-aminobenzoic acid (PABA)
• Anti-thyroid drugs
• sulfonamides

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quantitative determination of the marker substances in blood, urine, tattoo ink & consumables. Blank samples before the tattoo represent subject-related zero controls.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
on-targeted analysis of tattoo inks in blood and urine & use of the data to create a biokinetic modeling of marker substances
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