Active clinical trials for "Skin Diseases"

The purpose of the study is to collect different samples for molecular characterization of inflammatory skin diseases.

Genus Malassezia includes 14 species, namely M. furfur, M. sympodialis, M. globosa, M. restricta, M. slooffiae, M. obtusa, M. dermatis, M. japonica and M. yamatoensis associated with normal human flora but can also cause skin lesions, and M. pachydermatis, M. nana, M. equina, M. caprae and M. cuniculiare associated with animals. Few studies found that M. pachydermatis may be transmitted to humans from pets. M. pachydermmatis is the only lipid independent species while others are lipid dependent . As Malassezia species have similar morphological and biochemical features, the currently used phenotypic techniques for diagnosis of Pityriasis versicolor usually do not allow rapid and exact characterization. In addition; they are time-consuming, multi-step processes requiring several experimental methods. Therefore, several molecular typing methods have been used successfully, resulting in identification and classification of new Malassezia species Aim of the work: Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Malassezia Species. Identify antifungal resistance pattern among isolated fungus.

To demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the VIO device in obtaining in vivo images that show tissue features including epidermis, dermis, collagen, blood vessels, and/or pigment. To demonstrate that the tissue features identified on the images obtained with the VIO device align with the corresponding pathology images procured from the skin biopsy. To evaluate the ability of blinded readers to correctly identify tissue features on images obtained with the VIO device.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of two 1200-mg IV infusions of oritavancin when administered one week apart.

Petrolatum is a very well-known emollient that has been used since the 1800's. Not only has it been used to help with dry skin, but it is also marketed as a substance that protects minor cuts and burns. In the past it was thought to be inferior to topical antibiotics in infection prevention for cutaneous wounds. However, in 1996 a large, multicenter trial including over 900 patients showed that petrolatum is as safe and effective as the topical antibiotic, bacitracin in preventing infections for patients undergoing dermatological surgery. In this trial, not only did the petrolatum group have similarly low rates of infection, this group also reported no cases of contact dermatitis. Aside from being more expensive than petrolatum, bacitracin and other topical antimicrobials (i.e. neomycin) have been known as common culprits of contact dermatitis. In a study done by the North American Contact Dermatitis Group between 2005-2006, 9.2 and 10% of the over 4,000 patients who were patch tested had an allergic reaction to either bacitracin or neomycin, respectively. For the above reasons, it is clear that petrolatum is an appealing alternative to topical antibiotics for infection prevention in patients undergoing dermatological procedures. This study however lacked any mechanistic analyses to provide molecular insight as to how petrolatum was effective at infection prevention. The aim of this research is to study the effect of petrolatum on innate immune reactions in the skin. In particular, petrolatum's effect on various antimicrobial peptides after contact with the skin for 3 days will be examined. This will be done through immunohistochemistry for various cellular infiltrates as well as mRNA gene expression via RT-PCR analysis for inflammatory and AMP genes. Tissue samples of petrolatum occluded skin will be compared to both healthy skin and skin under occlusion alone as controls. These comparisons will isolate the effect of the petrolatum on the skin.

The objectives of this enabling study are to characterize the wheal and flare responses over time following skin challenges with ascending concentrations of Substance P. This will be a 2-part study: Part 1 will aid in the understanding of the wheal and flare responses following Substance P. Part 2 will investigate the variability of the responses. Participants may be enrolled into Part 1 or Part 2, not both.

To assess multi berries juice on anti-oxidant effect and skin condition improvement

This is a Phase I study to assess the safety of three formulations of the dermal implant ELAPR.

The study aims to explore whether an online compassion-based guided self-help intervention is perceived as acceptable to people with heterogeneous skin conditions, in terms of retention rates and explicit feedback. The study also aims to investigate the feasibility of providing online compassion-based self-help and email guidance. Changes in depression, self-compassion and skin-related distress will be assessed to give an estimate of likely effect sizes for future research

Introduction: Previous studies confirm that teledermatology allows the generation of a quick response from the specialist's consultation, reduction of unnecessary travels, early diagnosis and priority in the attention to the most urgent cases. Despite these advantages and that teledermatology has experienced exponential growth since its introduction approximately 16 years ago in Spain, in Andalusia, its use is still very limited. The objective of this project will be to carry out an analysis of the quality of life related to health, costs, cost-utility and informal care of teledermatology services in Primary Care compared to conventional monitoring carried out at the Hospital de Poniente. Methodology: A randomized, controlled, unmasked, inter-level clinical trial (Primary Care-Hospital de Poniente) and multicentre (all health centers attached to the Poniente Health District of Almería) will be carried out with a 6-month follow-up. Patients will be assigned to the teledermatology group (experimental) or the conventional monitoring group in the hospital (control). The patients included in the experimental group will be monitored asynchronously. Baseline characteristics, number of visits to the hospital, health-related quality of life, costs, informal care and satisfaction from the perspective of the Andalusian Public Health System and patients and their caregivers will be analyzed. The generic EuroQol-5D questionnaire (EQ-5D) will be administered to assess health-related quality of life and the SKINDEX-29 quality of life dermatological questionnaire. A cost-utility analysis will be performed to assess whether tele-dermatology is cost-effective in terms of additional cost for additional quality-adjusted life years (QALYs).