Comparison of paraffin versus ceramide based moisturizers in atopic dermatitis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: L209- Atopic dermatitis, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/07/020200
- Lead Sponsor
- A
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Children <18 years of age with mild to moderate AD (SCORAD 15-40)
Exclusion Criteria
a)Children with severe systemic illness
b)Children receiving systemic immunosuppression therapy in last 1 month
c)Children unable to come for follow up
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Difference in SCORAD in children with mild to moderate AD receiving paraffin based moisturizer compared to ceramide based moisturizer used twice daily at 3 monthsTimepoint: 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Time to remission and disease-free duration in children with mild to moderate AD receiving paraffin based moisturizer compared to ceramide based moisturizer used twice daily at 6 months <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 6 months;3.Quantity of topical corticosteroid required in children with mild to moderate AD receiving paraffin based moisturizer compared to ceramide based moisturizer used twice daily at 6 monthsTimepoint: 6 months; <br/ ><br>2.Improvement in TEWL values in children with mild to moderate AD receiving paraffin based moisturizer compared to ceramide based moisturizer used twice daily at 6 months as measured by DERMALAB, cortex technologiesTimepoint: 6 months