Olive Oil With Omega 3 to Treat Stasis Dermatitis

Shamir Medical Center (Assaf-Harofeh)

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Dermatitis

Treatments: Drug: olive oil and omega 3 in a combined cream

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00421161

Refael Segal

Details and patient eligibility

About

Olive oil and Omega 3 have many anti inflammatory effects that may be beneficial in the inflammation and edema of chronic stasis dermatitis. The olive oil contains many mono unsaturated fatty acids and anti oxidants that may add to the well being of a diseased skin by improving cell membrane homeostasis.

Full description

Patients with chronic stasis dermatitis due to venous insufficiency will be treated with the study cream and as control we will use "Venoroutone" . Patients will be followed weekly at the clinic of the vascular surgery at Assaf Harofeh MC.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patints with stasis dermatitis for 6 months at least

Exclusion criteria

• skin ulceration or infection

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Double Blind