A Cumulative Patch Test with a Challenge Phase is a test devised to ascertain if a chemical agent or agents have the potential to cause contact irritation or contact allergy in the skin. Allergy is only elicited in immunologically competent individuals who have become sensitized through exposure to the chemical agent at a sufficient concentration and for a sufficient duration of time.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
224
Consumer Product Testing Company, Inc.
Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
Primary or Cumulative Irritation Potential of the skin
This will be measured by the evaluation of the test sites (skin)by a trained assessor with a predetermined scale for skin irritation.
Time frame: 21 days
Allergic Contact Sensitization Potential
After the repeated application period of the test material, a rest period will be employed. The test material will be applied to a naïve site and then will be evaluated by a trained assessor with a predetermined scale for skin irritation.
Time frame: 21 days
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