Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture on Skin Rejuvenation

NCT01486303 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: KHNMC-OH-IRB2011-007
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 28
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Skin Aging; Skin Wrinklings

Keywords

Facial Cosmetic acupuncture; Skin Rejuvenation; Skin Aging

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Criteria for evaluating Moire's topography

  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 Outcomes (2)

• Glogau classification system

  At 3 weeks (post treatment)

• One-click Automatic Full face Analysis system

  At 3 weeks (post treatment)

Study Arms (1)

Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture

EXPERIMENTAL

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

Interventions

Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture PROCEDURE

Patients received five treatment sessions during 3 weeks. Facial cosmetic acupuncture was applied at muscles and acupoints on the face, head and neck

Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 59 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kyunghee University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong

Seoul, 134-727, South Korea

Location

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Study Officials

• In-Hwa Choi, KMD,PhD

  Department of Oriental Dermatology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University

  STUDY CHAIR

• Younghee Yun, KMD,Master

  Department of Oriental Dermatology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Chief of Department of Oriental Dermatology, Kyunghee University Hospital at Gangdong

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 14, 2011
• First Posted: December 6, 2011
• Study Start: August 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2011
• Last Updated: December 7, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-12

Locations

KR (1)