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Measuring the dynamic characteristics of skin tension of the human body

Completed
Conditions
scar formation
Scarring
10040790
10040795
Registration Number
NL-OMON49377
Lead Sponsor
eids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
34
Inclusion Criteria

Healthy person, willing to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

- Physical movement impairment
- Skin disease present
- Connective tissue disease present, including all heritable connective tissue
disorders and the autoimmune connective tissue disorders except for rheumatic
arthritis and Sjögren*s disease, which do not influence the skin.
- A scar, wound or damaged skin at one of the investigating sites
- Contact allergy for glue/plasters (especially product used in this study: 3M
*red dot* stickers)

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The primary study parameter is skin tension in N/mm, which is compared between<br /><br>five locations on the body and between three anatomical positions per location.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The secondary study parameter is the direction of highest and lowest tension in<br /><br>degrees from longitudinal compared to the direction of the Langer lines,<br /><br>relaxed tension skin lines and BEST lines. </p><br>
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