The study proposes to enroll male subjects affected by Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia (XLHED). The sweat duct images will be acquired with a CE marked skin-imaging device and the sweat rate will be measured using a CE marked pilocarpine iontophoresis and collection system. The technologies for both imaging of sweat ducts and the measurement of maximal sweat rate have been used safely and without adverse events in our prior studies involving HED/XLHED subjects. Furthermore, this study will assess the feasibility of developing a non-invasive screening tool that will enable detection of clinical signs of XLHED based on an analysis of a two dimensional frontal photograph.
The study proposes to enroll male subjects affected by XLHED (determined by genetic testing and restricted to age \> 1 yr). The sweat duct images will be acquired with a CE marked skin-imaging device and the sweat rate will be measured using a CE marked pilocarpine iontophoresis and collection system. The technologies for both imaging of sweat ducts and the measurement of maximal sweat rate have been used safely and without adverse events in our prior studies involving HED/XLHED subjects. Furthermore, this study will assess the feasibility of developing a non-invasive screening tool that will enable detection of clinical signs of XLHED based on an analysis of a two dimensional frontal photograph.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
30
Center for Rare Diseases
Burgos, Spain
Collecting demographic and clinical status information in XLHED affected males and unaffected male siblings using a medical questionnaire and clinical photographs
Time frame: Study day 1 - Day of study conduct
Assess the feasibility of developing a non-invasive newborn screening tool, which will enable detection of clinical symptoms of HED/XLHED at birth, based on an analysis of a two dimensional photograph
Time frame: Study day 1 - Day of study conduct
The secondary objective of this descriptive study is to use skin assessment techniques to characterize skin properties in male subjects affected by XLHED compared with unaffected male sibling controls, including determination of the number of sweat ducts
Time frame: Study day 1 - Day of study conduct
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