Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture on Skin Rejuvenation

December 5, 2011 updated by: Inhwa Choi, Kyunghee University

Efficacy and Safety of Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture on Skin Rejuvenation

Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture technique includes wrinkles, acupoints and muscle points on the face, head and neck. This study is designed to determine the efficacy and safety of Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture on skin rejuvenation.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

28

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Korea, Republic of
      • Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 134-727
        • Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

40 years to 59 years (ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient age of 40 to 59 years
  • Glogau photoaging scale III-IV

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Who had undergone any dermabrasion, deep skin peels, laser resurfacing (ablative or non-ablative), botulinum toxin or filler injection, topical steroid within 6 months prior to study entry
  • Patient with obvious skin disease
  • Patient with a history of chronic skin disease
  • Keloidal or hypertrophic scar tendency
  • Pregnant or lactating patients

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture
28 Patients with grade III to IV wrinkling on the face, according to the Glogau classification system, were treated with Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture.
Procedure: Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture
Patients received five treatment sessions during 3 weeks. Facial cosmetic acupuncture was applied at muscles and acupoints on the face, head and neck

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Criteria for evaluating Moire's topography
Time Frame: At 3 weeks (post treatment)
The investigators generated a contour line on the face using Moire's system, and then took a picture with a digital camera Ixus750 (Canon, Tokyo, Japan). Three independent evaluators will read the contour lines near the cheek and the perioral region in the printed digital image and grade images base on the Criteria for evaluating Moire's topography (Skin Research and Technology 2007;13:280-284). The average values from three evaluators will be used in subsequent calculations.
At 3 weeks (post treatment)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Glogau classification system
Time Frame: At 3 weeks (post treatment)
At 3 weeks (post treatment)
One-click Automatic Full face Analysis system
Time Frame: At 3 weeks (post treatment)
Improvement of Pore, Sebum, wrinkle, pigment, moisture, elasticity, skin temperature based on automatic analysis by Scanner and Multi-Sensor of One-click Automatic Full face Analysis system. Outcomes will be graded from 0 to 4.
At 3 weeks (post treatment)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Kyunghee University

Investigators

  • Study Chair: In-Hwa Choi, KMD,PhD, Department of Oriental Dermatology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University
  • Principal Investigator: Younghee Yun, KMD,Master, Department of Oriental Dermatology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2011

Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)

December 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 14, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 2, 2011

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

December 6, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

December 7, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 5, 2011

Last Verified

December 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • KHNMC-OH-IRB2011-007

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