Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture on Skin Rejuvenation

NCT ID: NCT01486303

Last Updated: 2011-12-07

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

28 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-08-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Skin Aging Skin Wrinklings

Keywords

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Facial Cosmetic acupuncture Skin Rejuvenation Skin Aging

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture

28 Patients with grade III to IV wrinkling on the face, according to the Glogau classification system, were treated with Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

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

Interventions

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Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture

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

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

* 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
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

59 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Kyunghee University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Inhwa Choi

Chief of Department of Oriental Dermatology, Kyunghee University Hospital at Gangdong

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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In-Hwa Choi, KMD,PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

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

Younghee Yun, KMD,Master

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

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

Locations

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Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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KHNMC-OH-IRB2011-007

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id