The Effect of Violet Device Dosed Ultra Violet-C Light (UV-C) Exposure on Healthy Hand Skin
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers
- Interventions
- Device: Ultraviolet Light (UV-B)Device: Ultraviolet lights (UV-C)
- Registration Number
- NCT05313555
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this trial is to determine the safety of ultraviolet light (UV-C) irradiation as a method to sanitize hands instead of chemical-based sanitizers.
Eligible participants will be enrolled and receive treatment with the Violet UV-C device or UV-B. Punch biopsies will be performed following UV exposure to quantify any changes in cellular and molecular properties of the tissue.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Has received an experimental drug or used an experimental device in the 30 days prior to admission to the study
- Undergoing treatment or taking medication that increases sun sensitivity
- History of keloids
- History of sensitivity to lidocaine or epinephrine
- Pregnant or nursing women, pregnancy status will be self-reported, women unsure of their pregnancy status will be excluded
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Ultraviolet lights (UV-B) Ultraviolet Light (UV-B) - Ultraviolet lights (UV-C) Ultraviolet lights (UV-C) -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage in the form of DNA base pair dimers measured by immunohistochemistry microscopy with statistical analysis. Day 1 (visit 1 after light therapy)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Michigan
🇺🇸Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States