Comparison of Skin Thickness Under Treatment With Pimecrolimus 1% Cream, Hydrocortisonacetat 1% Cream, Betamethasonvalerat 0,1% Cream and Clobetasol-17-Propionat 0,05% Cream Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and 20-MHZ Ultrasound
Summary
to compare the atrophogenic potentials of pimecrolimus 1% cream, hydrocortisonacetat 1% cream, betamethasonvalerat 0,1% cream and clobetasol-17-Propionat 0,05% cream
Study Design
Allocation: Randomized, Control: Active Control, Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Conditions
Healthy
Intervention
pimecrolimus 1% cream, hydrocortisonacetat 1% cream, betamethasonvalerat 0,1% cream, clobetasol-17-propionat 0,05% cream, Placebo
Location
Department of Dermatology, Medical Faculty, TU Dresden
Dresden
Germany
Status
Recruiting
Source
Dresden University of Technology
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00655512
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Ice Cream
A frozen dairy food made from cream or butterfat, milk, sugar, and flavorings. Frozen custard and French-type ice creams also contain eggs.
Dienestrol
A synthetic, non-steroidal estrogen structurally related to stilbestrol. It is used, usually as the cream, in the treatment of menopausal and postmenopausal symptoms.
Flurandrenolone
A corticosteroid used topically in the treatment of various skin disorders. It is usually employed as a cream or an ointment, and is also used as a polyethylene tape with an adhesive. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p733)
Drimys
A plant genus of the family WINTERACEAE. They have leathery, elliptic-shaped leaves; red-tinged shoots; and jasmine-scented, cream-colored, 8- to 12-petaled, 2.5-centimeter (1-inch) flowers in clusters.
Butter
The fatty portion of milk, separated as a soft yellowish solid when milk or cream is churned. It is processed for cooking and table use. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
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