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How Wet Pads Affect Elderly Skin: Measuring Changes in the Skin Barrier

NCT07164898 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2025-09-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The main aim of this study is to describe the effects of dry or wet incontinence pad material on the skin barrier function by measuring the changes of the stratum corneum on healthy participants due to the application of pads with varying wetness level to the forearm. Study findings have relevance for product development of absorbing incontinence products to further protect the skin from the damaging effects of excess moisture. Participants are subject to baseline measures of TEWL, SH, pH and water profile. Dry or wet pads are then added to the forearm skin and worn for two hours. After a recovery period, the SSWL, SH and water profile is measured. The study is conducted over a single 4h visit. As this is an explorative study no hypothesis is intended to be tested.

Conditions

  • Incontinence-associated Dermatitis

Interventions

DEVICE

Test patches

Patches (incontinence product cut outs) either dry, 50% saturated with water or 100% saturated with water applied to the forearm and worn for 2 hours

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Essity Hygiene and Health AB

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Shabira Abbas, PhD · Essity Hygiene & Health AB

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-12-13
Primary Completion
2024-02-09
Completion
2024-04-30

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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