Assessment of the Efficacy and Barrier Protection of Two Cosmetic Products

Dr. August Wolff GmbH & Co. KG Arzneimittel20 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study was to assess the long-term efficacy and barrier protection properties of two cosmetic products on the volar forearms of 20 elderly subjects after four weeks of treatment compared to two untreated test areas.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Aged Skin

Interventions

C - pH 4 Cosmetic Product WO 3741OTHER

Application of the product on the pre-defined skin area on the forearms twice daily for four weeks

D - pH 5.8 Cosmetic Product WO 4081-1OTHER

Application of the product on the pre-defined skin area on the forearms twice daily for four weeks

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 50 YearsMax age: 75 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Written Informed Consent to participate in the study * Willingness to actively participate in the study and to come to the scheduled visits * Female and male (at least 30% male subjects) * From 50 to 75 years of age, equally distributed Exclusion Criteria: * Female subjects: Pregnancy or lactation * Drug addicts, alcoholics * AIDS or infectious hepatitis if known to the subjects * Conditions which exclude a participation or might influence the test reaction/ evaluation * Participation or being in the waiting period after participation in similar cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical studies * Active skin disease at the test area * One of the following serious illnesses that might require regular systemic medication: insulin-dependent diabetes * Moles, tattoos, scars, irritated skin, hairs, etc. at the test area that could influence the Investigation

Locations (1)

proDERM Institute for Applied Dermatological Research

Schenefeld, Germany