This objective of this study is to compare the safety and performance of Thermotape compared to Tegaderm™ tape and Kind™ tape over the course of 24 hours.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
54
Thermotape will be applied along the left and right forearm. One piece of tape, one inch wide by two inches long, will be applied to each arm. The location the tape, when applied, will be randomized. Altogether, two pieces of this particular tape will be applied, one to each forearm.
Tegaderm™will be applied along the left and right forearm. One piece of tape, one inch wide by two inches long, will be applied to each arm. The location the tape, when applied, will be randomized. Altogether, two pieces of this particular tape will be applied, one to each forearm.
Thermotape will be applied along the left and right forearm. One piece of tape, one inch wide by two inches long, will be applied to each arm. The location the tape, when applied, will be randomized. Altogether, two pieces of this particular tape will be applied, one to each forearm.
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States
Pain Experienced by Tape Removal
A 0 to 10 point Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale will be used to quantify the pain felt by the subject when each tape is removed. A score of 0 represents no pain experienced by removal, while 10 represents severe pain experienced during tape removal.
Time frame: Each removal and assessment would take at maximum 5 minutes.
Skin Irritation
Redness of the skin will be examined after tape is removed.
Time frame: Subjects will wait approximately 15 minutes before leaving, to ensure that irritation has occurred.
Skin cells
The skin cells removed from the skin during tape removal will be quantified. This will be performed by staining the tape and counting the cells under a light microscope.
Time frame: The removal of each tape will take a maximum of 2 minutes.
Wear
The condition of the tape after 24 hours will be examined. A 0 to 7 point scale will be used to quantify the wear, with 0 representing the maximum amount of wear, where the tape strip is no longer attached, while 7 represents little to no wear, with all corners of the tape fully adhered.
Time frame: The removal of each tape will take a maximum of 2 minutes.
Hair Follicles
Arm hair removed from tape removal will be quantified.
Time frame: The removal of each tape will take a maximum of 2 minutes.
Trans-epidermal Water Loss
Water loss experienced by the epidermis after tape removal will be measured.
Time frame: The removal of each tape will take a maximum of 2 minutes.
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