Status:

COMPLETED

The Effect of Skin Cleansers on the Skin Surface Microbiome

Lead Sponsor:

Mundipharma Manufacturing Pte Ltd.

Collaborating Sponsors:

Genome Institute of Singapore

Conditions:

Skin Health

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study determines the effects of a single application of different antiseptic skin cleansers on the composition of the skin surface microbiome using next-generation sequencing (NGS) techniques. Tw...

Detailed Description

Disinfectants and oral antiseptics including PVP-I are known to kill microorganisms to a variable extent, at a variable range of time points. Microorganisms may be protected from disinfectants by prod...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male and female subjects between age 21 to 65 years
  • Must wear short sleeved shirts/blouses during each visit
  • Non-smoker
  • Good general and mental health with, in the opinion of investigator or the qualified medical designee:
  • No clinically significant and relevant abnormalities of medical history or physical examination;
  • Absence of any condition that would impact the subject's safety or health or affect the subject's ability to understand and comply with the study procedures.
  • Prepared to use the provided wash products that do not contain any antimicrobials (non antibacterial shampoo \[Pantene® Pro-V\], non antibacterial body wash \[Dove®body wash\] and non antibacterial hand wash \[Guardian gel hand wash\]) after providing consent and during the whole study
  • Healthy and intact skin in the test area (e.g., no skin allergy, visible bleeding, skin inflammation, skin ulcer or skin lesion, no need for cutaneous treatment)
  • Must have given written informed consent
  • Women of child-bearing potential who are, in the opinion of the investigator, practicing a reliable method of contraception.

Exclusion

  • Women who are pregnant or have a positive urine pregnancy test or intending to become pregnant during the overall study period
  • Women who are breast-feeding
  • Allergy or contraindication to any test product substance (active or excipients)
  • Any visible signs of skin dermatitis on the hands, e.g., eczema
  • Use of anti-dandruff shampoo or any other shampoo/hand/body wash products apart from those provided, within 2 days prior to Visit 2 (Day 0) and also during the whole study
  • Systemic or topical or oral antibiotic or antifungal in the past 2 months before Screening and during the study
  • Medication use (e.g., lithium therapy, immunosuppressive medication, systemic or inhaled glucocorticoids) in the past 2 months before Screening and during the study
  • Recent history (within the last 1 year) of alcohol or other substance abuse
  • Known hyperthyroidism or other ongoing thyroid diseases
  • Minor ailments such as like cough, cold, upper respiratory tract infection(s) within 2 weeks and during the study
  • Any known serious ongoing disease
  • Unwillingness or inability to comply with the requirements of the protocol
  • Participation in any other drug, biologic, device, or clinical study or treatment with any investigational drug or approved therapy for investigational use within 30 days (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) before Screening
  • An employee of the sponsor or study site or their immediate family member
  • Subject who has been treated with cancer within the last 1 year.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 28 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 26 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03348917

Start Date

December 28 2017

End Date

January 26 2018

Last Update

February 28 2018

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National University Hospital Singapore

Singapore, Singapore, 119074