Association of Leucocyte Telomere Length With DPAS Score in Skin Aging

NCT ID: NCT06501547

Last Updated: 2024-07-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-10-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-09-01

Brief Summary

The goal is to know the profile of photoaging based on clinical examination, Dermoscopic Photoaging Scale and leucocyte telomere length

The main questions of Research are:

• what is the profile of photoaging based on clinical examination results in skin aging
• what is the profile of photoaging based on DPAS Score in skin aging
• what is the profile of leucocyte telomere length in skin aging

Participants are female and male with the age of 29-31 years old and 59-61 years old. They will be examined by dermatovenereologist and will be photographed in 5 positions, they will get dermocopy on forehead, right cheek , left cheek, and chin, and their blood will be drawn about 10 mL in order to get the profile of leucocyte telomere length

Detailed Description

Skin aging is a process of deterioration in the physiological structure and function of the skin that significantly increases in the 4th and 5th decades of life. Skin aging is a combination of physiological and pathological aging. Physiological change cannot be avoided and mandatory for everyone, pathological aging ir extrinsic aging is an abnormal skin condition caused by cigarettes, pollution and ultraviolet (UV). In general, the clinical characteristics of skin aging consist of pigmentation changes, hydration disorders, the appearance of wrinkles and skin tumors. The photoaging assessment was first proposed in 1996 by Dr. Richard Glogau, The Glogau scale assesses photoaging based on clinical assessment grouped into 4 categories, namely types I, II, III, and IV,where each type is graded by the severity of wrinkles, namely from mild, moderate, advanced, and severe. Isik et al. developed an instrument for quantitative skin aging assessment using dermoscopy. This examination is non-invasive and is expected to provide a more objective assessment. There are four facial regions assessed in the DPAS score calculation: forehead, right cheek, left cheek, and chin. The sum of the scores of the four regions is assessed based on 11 parameters, with a maximum final score of 44. Telomeres are repetitive DNA-Protein complexes located at the ends of chromosomes of eukarotic cells, and their function is to maintain chromosome stability during cell division, by protecting chromosomes from degradation and fusion. Many factors affect telomere length, such as body mass index, hormonal therapy, antioxidant intake, chronic diseases, and gender. Research by son et al. found that telomere length shortening was validated to increase the odds of skin aging (OR=0.96, 95% CI: 0.9332-0.99566, P= 0.03) Telomeres are closely linked to cellular aging, especially in dermal cells and telomere shortening in skin fibroblasts may lead to epidermal aging and barrier function defectcs.

Conditions

Aging; Skin Laxity

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

lifestyle counseling

patient will be asked about the mean of sun exposure per week

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Leucocyte Telomere Length from blood draw

Intervention Type: GENETIC

blood draw, PCR method to see leucocyte telomere length

Clinical examination

patients's face were assessed by the doctor by using Glogau scale and the doctor will perform dermoscopic tes to assess dermoscopic photoaging scale (DPAS) score to obtain the score of skin aging

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Leucocyte Telomere Length from blood draw

Intervention Type: GENETIC

blood draw, PCR method to see leucocyte telomere length

Interventions

Leucocyte Telomere Length from blood draw

blood draw, PCR method to see leucocyte telomere length

Intervention Type: GENETIC

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Female and Male (age 29-31 years old and 59-61 years old
• signs of aging

Exclusion Criteria

• pregnant or breastfeeding
• have disease or genetic problem

• Minimum Eligible Age: 29 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 61 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Indonesia Medical Education and Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Dr.dr.Irma Bernadette, SpKK (K)

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Dr.dr.Irma Bernadette, SpKK (K)

Prof. Dr. dr. Irma Bernadette S. Sitohang, Sp.KK (K)

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Universitas Indonesia

Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Indonesia

Central Contacts

Irma Bernadette Sitohang, Prof

Role: CONTACT

irma_bernadette@yahoo.com

+62818130761

Facility Contacts

Irma Bernadette, Prof

Role: primary

irma_bernadette@yahoo.com

Other Identifiers

tes

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id