Prevalence of Allergic contact dermatitis using patch testing in nurses in tertiary care hospital
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrollment
- 326
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- prevalence of allergic contact dermatitis using patch testing in nurses in tertiary care hospital
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Prevalence studies reveal dermatitis is about 20% of the general population at one time. Hand dermatitis is present in about 2% of the people at any time with a lifetime risk of 20% in women. Contact dermatitis makes up to 80% of all occupational skin disease
Nurses are at very high risk for dermatitis because of exposure to potential irritants, including glove wearing, alcohol rub use, hand washing with water and disinfectants. as the prevalence of allergic contact dermatitis is rapidly increasing among nurses, and there is lack of awareness among them with lack of many research done on nurses, it should be considered a priority with interventional strategies to reduce its prevalence.
Bajaj A K, Saraswat A, Mukhjia G, Rastogi S, Yadav S "Patch testing experience with 1000 patients " Indian J Dermatol Venerol Leprol 2007;73:313-8
Bhattarai S, Agarwal S, Rijal A." Clinical and contact allergolocial observation on Hand Eczema: A Descriptive study " Current allergy & clinical immunology 2014 Nepal Med Coll J 2014; 16(1): 37-41
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18.00 Year(s) to 57.00 Year(s) (—)
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •1 All the nurses working in MGM Medical college and hospital, Aurangabad having hand eczema.
Exclusion Criteria
- •1 Any active lesion present -erythema, vesicles, edema etc 2 Pregnant women 3 Lactating women.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
prevalence of allergic contact dermatitis using patch testing in nurses in tertiary care hospital
Time Frame: patient will be followed up after 48 hours followed by 96 hours
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported