Echographic Measurement of Skin Thickness

Novosanis

Status: Completed

Conditions: Skin Thickness

Treatments: Other: Echographic measurement of skin thickness

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT02363465

300201523257

Details and patient eligibility

About

To optimize a medical device for intradermal injection, knowledge concerning the thickness of epidermis and dermis at the proximal forearm is required. Since scientific knowledge is lacking, the investigators will examine the skin thickness (epidermis and dermis) of adults using imaging technology (High Frequency Ultrasound). The investigators hypothesize that they are able to correlate the thickness of the (epi)dermis to a specific combination of parameters age, gender, and BMI.

Based on these results, the investigators can define which needle type and length is needed to correctly perform injections into the dermal layer.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy adults
• Age: 18-65 years
• Dutch-speaking
• Caucasian

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy or lactating
• Using ointment, crème, or gels based on corticoids
• Suffering from skin diseases (psoriasis, burning wounds)

Trial design

100 participants in 4 patient groups

Participants aged 18-30 years

Description:

Echographic measurement of skin thickness at the proximal forearm and the deltoid region in participants aged 18-30 years. aimed number: 12 male \& 12 female maximum number: 15 male \& 15 female

Treatment:

Other: Echographic measurement of skin thickness

Participants aged 31-40 years

Description:

Echographic measurement of skin thickness at the proximal forearm and the deltoid region in participants aged 31-40 years. aimed number: 12 male \& 12 female maximum number: 15 male \& 15 female

Treatment:

Other: Echographic measurement of skin thickness

Participants aged 41-50 years

Description:

Echographic measurement of skin thickness at the proximal forearm and the deltoid region in participants aged 41-50 years. aimed number: 12 male \& 12 female maximum number: 15 male \& 15 female

Treatment:

Other: Echographic measurement of skin thickness

Participants aged 51-65 years

Description:

Echographic measurement of skin thickness at the proximal forearm and the deltoid region in participants aged 51-65 years. aimed number: 12 male \& 12 female maximum number: 15 male \& 15 female

Treatment:

Other: Echographic measurement of skin thickness