Minimal Erythema Dose of UV-B in Normal Population of Taiwan

National Taiwan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Human Volunteers

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00166933

9461700530

Details and patient eligibility

About

There is no previous study on the minimal erythema dose of UVB irradiation in Chinese people. We will investigate the correlation of skin phototype, constitutive skin color, facultative skin color and minimal erythema dose in Taiwanese.

Full description

The skin phototype will be obtained from a structuralized questionaire. The constitutive skin color and facultative skin color will be obtained by chromameter. The minimal erythema dose will be obtained by physician's assessment.

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

10-65 years old normal healthy volunteers

Exclusion criteria

Age under 10 years old or older than 65 years old People with a past history of photo-sensitivity People who had been treated with phototherapy