NCT02727114

Echographic Measurement of Skin Thickness in Children

Echographic Imaging Research to the Anatomical and Physiological Characteristics of the Skin in Children and Adolescents

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 259 (actual)
• Sponsor: Novosanis NV · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Weeks – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To optimize a medical device for intradermal injection, knowledge concerning the thickness of epidermis and dermis at the proximal forearm is required. Since scientific knowledge is lacking, the investigators will examine the skin thickness (epidermis and dermis) of children (aged 8 weeks to 18 years) using imaging technology (High Frequency Ultrasound). The investigators hypothesize that they are able to correlate the thickness of the (epi)dermis to a specific combination of parameters age, gender, and BMI. Based on these results, the investigators can define which needle type and length is needed to correctly perform injections into the dermal layer

Conditions

• Skin Thickness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Echographic measurement of skin thickness	(Epi)Dermal thickness at the proximal forearm, the deltoid region and medial site of the thigh (till 2 years) will be measured using imaging technology, more specifically high-frequency ultrasound (20-70 MHz) in B-mode (VEVO 2100® \& VEVO 3100®, Visual Sonics). This non-invasive measuring technique has already been proven to be accurate. The echographic measurement will be performed on the left and right deltoid and medial thigh region, and on two sides of the proximal forearm. Both the dorsal part and the volar/palmar part of the proximal forearm will be investigated. Ultrasound will be executed using gel (Aquasonic®) to optimize imaging.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-02-01
• Primary completion: 2017-07-01
• Completion: 2017-07-01
• First posted: 2016-04-04
• Last updated: 2017-09-21

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: Belgium