- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03761199
Assessment of the Impact of Whole Body Cryostimulation on Skin Physiological Indicators
The Influence of Cryostimulation on Selected Mediators of Inflammation and on the Level of Lubrication, Moisture and pH of the Skin of Patients With Atopic Dermatitis (AD)
The aim of the planned study will be to evaluate the effect of repeated cryostimulation treatments on immunological, morphological, and biochemical indicators of the peripheral blood of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD). The aim of the study will be also to measure the oiling, hydration and pH of the skin of patients with AD after a series of treatments in a cryogenic chamber.
Each participant will complete a Brief Questionnaire on Quality of Life, Life Satisfaction Index, Self Evaluation Questionnare and DERMATOLOGY LIFE QUALITY INDEX (before and after the WBC procedures).
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
In this research project will be performed 15 treatments in cryogenic chamber (1 once a day, every day, with a break on Saturdays and Sundays). Cryostimulation will be conducted in a cryochamber located in the Małopolska Cryotherapy Centre in Kraków, Poland (Polish: Małopolskie Centrum Krioterapii). The whole body cryostimulation (WBC) exposure will be administered in a special temperature-controlled unit which consists of two rooms (-60° and -120°C). Persons with any contraindications (both with AD and healthy) for whole body cryostimulation will be excluded from the study. Patients with AD in treatment by phototherapy, cyclosporin A, oral corticosteroids, which are topical calcineurin inhibitors such as pimecrolimus and tacrolimus and patients during or after immunotherapy, children and adolescents under 18 years of age, breast-feeding mothers and pregnant, patients with inflammatory diseases, infectious, autoimmune and cancer will be excluded from research.
The participants will be informed about how they should breathe and move in the cryochamber. Entry to the cryochamber will be preceded by a 30s acclimatization period in the vestibule at a temperature of -60° C, after which the subjects will go directly to the proper chamber (-120° C) for three minutes. During the procedure, all participants will be clothed in shorts, wool socks, gloves and hats or headbands for protection from frostbite, as well as wooden clogs. Additionally, participants will wear surgical masks with a layer of gauze over the mouth and nose for protection. Throughout the session, the participants will be under direct supervision of qualified doctor.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Kraków, Poland, 31-589
- Magdalena Kępińska
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- informed consent for research;
- equal age and above 18 years of age;
- no contraindications to cryostimulation procedures;
- clinically diagnosed atopic dermatitis (people with AD);
Exclusion Criteria:
- lack of informed consent for research
- patients with AD in treatment by phototherapy, cyclosporin A, oral corticosteroids, which are topical calcineurin inhibitors such as pimecrolimus and tacrolimus and patients during or after immunotherapy,
- children and adolescents under 18 years of age,
- breast-feeding mothers and pregnant,
- patients with inflammatory diseases, infectious, autoimmune and cancer
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE
- Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: NONE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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EXPERIMENTAL: a group of patients with AD
15 people with clinically diagnosed atopic dermatitis (AD), established on the basis of criteria Hanifin and Rajka
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In this research project will be performed 15 treatments in cryogenic chamber (1 once a day, every day, with a break on Saturdays and Sundays).
Cryostimulation will be conducted in a cryochamber located in the Małopolska Cryotherapy Centre in Kraków, Poland (Polish: Małopolskie Centrum Krioterapii).
The whole body cryostimulation (WBC) exposure will be administered in a special temperature-controlled unit which consists of two rooms (-60° and -120°C).
Throughout the session, the participants will be under direct supervision of qualified doctor.
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OTHER: control group
15 healthy persons which will form the control group
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In this research project will be performed 15 treatments in cryogenic chamber (1 once a day, every day, with a break on Saturdays and Sundays).
Cryostimulation will be conducted in a cryochamber located in the Małopolska Cryotherapy Centre in Kraków, Poland (Polish: Małopolskie Centrum Krioterapii).
The whole body cryostimulation (WBC) exposure will be administered in a special temperature-controlled unit which consists of two rooms (-60° and -120°C).
Throughout the session, the participants will be under direct supervision of qualified doctor.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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examination of moisturizing of the skin of each patient (AD group)
Time Frame: 5 minutes before 1st treatment of WBC
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using special device to the skin test (Courage - Khazaka Electronic, Köln), non-invasive skin tests investigating.
Each patient will have a measurement on the inside of the forearm.
The measuring probes will be applied directly to the skin.
The result will be read on the measuring device.
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5 minutes before 1st treatment of WBC
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examination of moisturizing of the skin of each patient (control group)
Time Frame: 5 minutes before 1st treatment of WBC
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using special device to the skin test (Courage - Khazaka Electronic, Köln), non-invasive skin tests investigating.
Each patient will have a measurement on the inside of the forearm.
The measuring probes will be applied directly to the skin.
The result will be read on the measuring device.
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5 minutes before 1st treatment of WBC
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examination of greasing of the skin of each patient (AD group)
Time Frame: 5 minutes before 1st treatment of WBC
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using special device to the skin test (Courage - Khazaka Electronic, Köln), non-invasive skin tests investigating.
Each patient will have a measurement on the inside of the forearm.
The measuring probes will be applied directly to the skin.
The result will be read on the measuring device.
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5 minutes before 1st treatment of WBC
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examination of greasing of the skin of each patient (control group)
Time Frame: 5 minutes before 1st treatment of WBC
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using special device to the skin test (Courage - Khazaka Electronic, Köln), non-invasive skin tests investigating.
Each patient will have a measurement on the inside of the forearm.
The measuring probes will be applied directly to the skin.
The result will be read on the measuring device.
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5 minutes before 1st treatment of WBC
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examination of the pH level of the skin of each patient (AD group)
Time Frame: 5 minutes before 1st treatment of WBC
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using special device to the skin test (Courage - Khazaka Electronic, Köln), non-invasive skin tests investigating.
Each patient will have a measurement on the inside of the forearm.
The measuring probes will be applied directly to the skin.
The result will be read on the measuring device.
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5 minutes before 1st treatment of WBC
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examination of the pH level of the skin of each patient (control group)
Time Frame: 5 minutes before 1st treatment of WBC
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using special device to the skin test (Courage - Khazaka Electronic, Köln), non-invasive skin tests investigating.
Each patient will have a measurement on the inside of the forearm.
The measuring probes will be applied directly to the skin.
The result will be read on the measuring device.
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5 minutes before 1st treatment of WBC
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examination of moisturizing of the skin of each patient (AD group)
Time Frame: 5 minutes after 15th WBC
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using special device to the skin test (Courage - Khazaka Electronic, Köln), non-invasive skin tests investigating.
Each patient will have a measurement on the inside of the forearm.
The measuring probes will be applied directly to the skin.
The result will be read on the measuring device.
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5 minutes after 15th WBC
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examination of moisturizing of the skin of each patient (control group)
Time Frame: 5 minutes after 15th WBC
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using special device to the skin test (Courage - Khazaka Electronic, Köln), non-invasive skin tests investigating.
Each patient will have a measurement on the inside of the forearm.
The measuring probes will be applied directly to the skin.
The result will be read on the measuring device.
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5 minutes after 15th WBC
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examination of greasing of the skin of each patient (AD group)
Time Frame: 5 minutes after 15th WBC
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using special device to the skin test (Courage - Khazaka Electronic, Köln), non-invasive skin tests investigatinhg.
Each patient will have a measurement on the inside of the forearm.
The measuring probes will be applied directly to the skin.
The result will be read on the measuring device.
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5 minutes after 15th WBC
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examination of greasing of the skin of each patient (control group)
Time Frame: 5 minutes after 15th WBC
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using special device to the skin test (Courage - Khazaka Electronic, Köln), non-invasive skin tests investigatinhg.
Each patient will have a measurement on the inside of the forearm.
The measuring probes will be applied directly to the skin.
The result will be read on the measuring device.
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5 minutes after 15th WBC
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examination of pH level of the skin of each patient (AD group)
Time Frame: 5 minutes after 15th WBC
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using special device to the skin test (Courage - Khazaka Electronic, Köln), non-invasive skin tests investigating.
Each patient will have a measurement on the inside of the forearm.
The measuring probes will be applied directly to the skin.
The result will be read on the measuring device.
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5 minutes after 15th WBC
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examination of pH level of the skin of each patient (control group)
Time Frame: 5 minutes after 15th WBC
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using special device to the skin test (Courage - Khazaka Electronic, Köln), non-invasive skin tests investigating.
Each patient will have a measurement on the inside of the forearm.
The measuring probes will be applied directly to the skin.
The result will be read on the measuring device.
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5 minutes after 15th WBC
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examination of moisturizing of the skin of each patient (AD group)
Time Frame: 3 weeks from completion of treatments in the cryogenic chamber
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using special device to the skin test (Courage - Khazaka Electronic, Köln),non-invasive skin tests investigating.
Each subject will have a measurement on the inside of the forearm.
The measuring probes will be applied directly to the skin.
The result will be read on the measuring device.
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3 weeks from completion of treatments in the cryogenic chamber
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examination of moisturizing of the skin of each patient (control group)
Time Frame: 3 weeks from completion of treatments in the cryogenic chamber
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using special device to the skin test (Courage - Khazaka Electronic, Köln),non-invasive skin tests investigating.
Each subject will have a measurement on the inside of the forearm.
The measuring probes will be applied directly to the skin.
The result will be read on the measuring device.
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3 weeks from completion of treatments in the cryogenic chamber
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examination of greasing of the skin of each patient (AD group)
Time Frame: 3 weeks from completion of treatments in the cryogenic chamber
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using special device to the skin test (Courage - Khazaka Electronic, Köln),non-invasive skin tests investigating.
Each subject will have a measurement on the inside of the forearm.
The measuring probes will be applied directly to the skin.
The result will be read on the measuring device.
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3 weeks from completion of treatments in the cryogenic chamber
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examination of greasing of the skin of each patient (control group)
Time Frame: 3 weeks from completion of treatments in the cryogenic chamber
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using special device to the skin test (Courage - Khazaka Electronic, Köln),non-invasive skin tests investigating.
Each subject will have a measurement on the inside of the forearm.
The measuring probes will be applied directly to the skin.
The result will be read on the measuring device.
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3 weeks from completion of treatments in the cryogenic chamber
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examination of pH level of the skin of each patient (AD group)
Time Frame: 3 weeks from completion of treatments in the cryogenic chamber
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using special device to the skin test (Courage - Khazaka Electronic, Köln),non-invasive skin tests investigating.
Each subject will have a measurement on the inside of the forearm.
The measuring probes will be applied directly to the skin.
The result will be read on the measuring device.
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3 weeks from completion of treatments in the cryogenic chamber
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examination of pH level of the skin of each patient (control group)
Time Frame: 3 weeks from completion of treatments in the cryogenic chamber
|
using special device to the skin test (Courage - Khazaka Electronic, Köln),non-invasive skin tests investigating.
Each subject will have a measurement on the inside of the forearm.
The measuring probes will be applied directly to the skin.
The result will be read on the measuring device.
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3 weeks from completion of treatments in the cryogenic chamber
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Magdalena Kępińska, PhD, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Poland
- Principal Investigator: Anna Misiorek, PhD, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Poland
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (ACTUAL)
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ACTUAL)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
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Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- USPEKrakow
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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