Comparison of Scalp Microbiome of Healthy Women Wearing Hijab and Those Who do Not Wear Hijab

University of Indonesia (UI)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Microbial Colonization

Scalp--Diseases

Treatments

Procedure: Swab

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05267119

19-04-0438

Details and patient eligibility

About

An observational study was performed on 48 women wearing hijab and 48 women not wearing hijab to compare the scalp microbiome.

Full description

The scalp sample of all subjects was taken to be analyzed for its microbial diversity. The samples were processed with Next-Generation Sequencer and analyzed with bioinformatics analysis.

The primary outcome was the characteristics of scalp microbiome

Enrollment

96 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Healthy women
Aged 18 years old or older who had not undergone menopause
Consenting to the study

Exclusion criteria

Scalp and hair diseases (e.g. alopecia, trichotillomania, scalp infection, malignancy)
Systemic diseases (diabetes mellitus, liver diseases, renal diseases, autoimmune diseases)
Use of topical and oral antifungal agents
Use of cytostatic agents
Use of topical and oral antibiotics
Use of topical and oral vitamin D
Use of chemical products on hair (e.g. bleaching, permanent blow, hair coloring, hair straightener)
Pregnancy
Lactating
Hypersensitivity towards basic ingredients of shampoo (e.g. synthetic detergent, conditioner, thickening agent).