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Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Enhanced External Counter-pulsation on Patients With Atopic Dermatitis and Inflammatory Skin Disease Requiring Wet Wrap Therapy

NCT06448702 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2024-06-13

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Summary

Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) and erythematous skin disease are often treated with topical treatment containing corticosteroids. However, long term use of topical corticosteroid is well known for its potential side-effects such as skin atrophy, hirsutism, dyspigmentation, telangiectasia, and possible skin infection and iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency. Fear about medication side effects would cause lack of adherence to treatment regiments and thus patients would seek for alternative therapies, and a long term safer and affordable treatment modality is required to fill this therapeutic gap.

Enhanced external counter-pulsation (EECP) therapy is a non-invasive method to improve perfusion of vital organs and reduces hypercholesterolemia-induced endothelial damage. It also helped to increase cerebral blood circulation in patients with ischemic stroke and improved neurological recovery.

This study aim to evaluate the efficacy and safety of patients with atopic dermatitis and erythematous/ inflammatory skin diseases to receive EECP therapy combined treatment compared to wet wrap therapy alone.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

wet wrap therapy

Steps for wet wrap therapy After bath/shower with emollients, pat to remove excess water on body and apply the emollient and/ or steroid cream liberally on the affected area to enhance water absorption and seal in moisture Put wet wrap garment in lukewarm water, squeeze water out of the wet wrap garment, take them out without dribbling of water and then apply on the affected area Put on another layer of dry garments/ warm clothing to cover the wet wrap garments and wear usual clothing as needed Check regularly and keep the wet wrap garments underneath damp with water sprayer or wet towel if necessary Patient is suggested to apply emollients frequently throughout the day to maintain the effect

DEVICE

External compression counter-pulsation (EECP)

External compression counter-pulsation (EECP) is a compression/decompression non-invasive device (Stendo Pulsewave ® V3 CE certificate class IIa) used for lower part of the body (legs, thighs and buttock/hips) to reproduce and stimulate the natural physiological pulsations and the physical shear stress force.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-03
Primary Completion
2024-12-31
Completion
2025-12-31

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