The Use of Sun Protection After Hamam (Turkish Bath)

Herlev and Gentofte Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: No Medical Condition

Treatments: Other: Untreated skin and sun exposure; Procedure: Hamam treated skin and sun exposure

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03151980

Herlev and Gentofte Hospital

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hamam is a common spa treatment. During a Hamam, some of the outermost layer of the skin is removed. The investigators believe that partly removing a protective skin layer might increase the risk of sun burn, especially for skin that has not been exposed to sun for a long time.

The aim with this study is to assess if Hamam-treated skin is more susceptible to sun burn compared with untreated skin.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ≥18 years
• Healthy volunteers
• Skin types 1,2,3- Fitzpatrick scale
• Provided informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Regular medication for a condition/disease
• Active skin disease
• Sun exposure on the back within four weeks prior to the start of the study
• History of premalignant or malignant skin lesions
• Tattoo covering more than half of the back

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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12 participants in 2 patient groups

Hamam treated skin and sun exposure

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Hamam treated skin and sun exposure

Untreated skin and sun exposure

Other group

Treatment:

Other: Untreated skin and sun exposure