STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DAILY MASSAGE WITH SESAME OIL ON SKIN

Phase 1/2

Completed

• Conditions: Normal persons free from signs and symptoms of any illness

• Registration Number: CTRI/2018/09/015748
• Lead Sponsor: Amrita School of Ayurveda

Brief Summary

In Ayurveda oil massage is an important part in the dinacharya (daily regimen) of a person. Charaka, Susruta and Vagbhata has mentioned about the health benefits of performing oil massage of which the highlighted one is its effect on skin, effect in delaying aging and strengthening the tone of skin. Sesame oil is the best according to acharya charaka, it is especially good for skin and it also improves the strength of a person.

20 Healthy Volunteers between the age group of 35-39 will be selected and their skin condition is assessed with histological parameters like melanin  pigments,epidermal thickness,dermal volume, dermal moisture content ,elastin and collagen fibers and dermatological parameters like skin colour,brightness,elasticity, moisture are assessed using DermaLabComboSeries; the assessment will be done on Amrita School of Ayurveda. Then they will be provided with sesame oil obtained from a trustable source. They will be taught about the method of doing abhyanga and will be advised to follow daily massage for about 30 days for about 20 minutes. After 30 days again the assessment of skin will be conducted using DermaLabComboSeries. Pre and post changes will be noted and statistical analysis will be performed to understand the effect of abhyanga on skin.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-10-10
• Study Completion: 2019-02-04
• Last Update Posted: 2019-11-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy volunteers ( undiagnosed for any diseases, not under any medication) between the age group of 35-39.

Exclusion Criteria

Persons with skin allergies or other skin infections, persons with digestive complaints, obese persons, and those with Hypercholesterolemia( total cholesterol > 239 and LDL > 190).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To access the epidermal and Dermal thickness,Structural change in elastin and collagen fibers,moisture content in dermis, change in colour of the skin,elasticity of skin before intervention	10 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To access the epidermal and Dermal thickness,Structural change in elastin and collagen fibers,moisture content in dermis, change in colour of the skin,elasticity of skin after the intervention.	10 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Amrita School of Ayurveda; 🇮🇳 Kollam, KERALA, India

Amrita School of Ayurveda

🇮🇳Kollam, KERALA, India

Pooja Sasi

Principal investigator

8138856460

mailtodrpooja@gmail.com