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NCT Number: NCT01776983

Skin Aging in Renal Transplant Patients

Determination of collagen, pigment and haemoglobin content of sun exposed and sun protected skin by Siascopy. Immunocompromised patients (for more than seven years) compared to immunocompetent patients.

* Trial in the field of transplantation / xenotransplantation

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Key information

Conditions

Photosensitivity Disorders Skin Diseases Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University Hospital Zurich, Department of Dermatology

Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

About this study

Determination of collagen, pigment and haemoglobin content of sun exposed and sun protected skin by Siascopy. Immunocompromised patients (for more than seven years) compared to immunocompetent patients.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Renal transplant recipients transplanted more than seven years ago and immunocompetent probands of the same age.

Exclusion criteria

  • Refusal of informed consent, physical or psychological inability to give informed consent.

Treatment and study plan

Photosensitivity under the influence of immunocomp

Device

Siascopy measurement of reflected light

Primary outcomes

  1. skin aging defined by melanin, collagen and hemoglobin content

    Time frame: One Time measurement at the one and only time point of inclusion and measurement

    there is only one time point for measurement, there is no "time frame", just one single measurement per patient at the one and only visit

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Zurich

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2014
First posted
Jan 28, 2013
Registry last updated
Jun 16, 2015

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