Safety and Efficacy of SQIN™ on Xerosis in Adults With Mobility Problems and Paralysis

Xerosis is a medical term for dry skin. When it results in skin that is scaly and itchy, the condition is called pruritus. This occurs when natural moisture is drawn out of the skin. The skin needs moisture to protect itself. The best way to relieve dry skin normally, for those suffering of seasonal dry skin problems, is to use standard moisturizers. However, for those suffering of mobility problems due to age or paralysis (spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, muscular dystrophy, amputation, cerebral palsy, or other comparable disorders), xerosis becomes severe and chronic because of the multiple causes (endogenous metabolic problems and dysfunctions rather than exogenous ones). SQIN with CanSATs technology is designed to act upon multiple mechanisms for enhanced protecting, moisturizing, and repairing effects. Based upon preliminary evidence, SQIN with CanSATs technology can thus elicit significantly superior effects compared with standard, commercially available moisturizers.

Inclusion criteria

• Paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury (traumatic or non-traumatic origin)
• Chronically injured (at least 3 months post-injury)
• Paraplegic or tetraplegic
• 18-75 years of age
• Men and women
• French-speaking

Exclusion criteria

• Acute or subacute stage (within 1 day and 3 months post-injury)
• Had tumor(s) (malignant or non-malignant) of the skin in the last five (5) years
• Allergic or hypersensitive to any ingredient, investigational or control product
• With psychiatric or mental disorder(s)
• Children (younger than 18 year-old) or elderly (older than 75 year-old)
• Not French-speaking