NCT03151980

The Use of Sun Protection After Hamam (Turkish Bath)

The Use of Sun Protection After Hamam (Turkish Bath): a Randomized, Controlled, Blinded Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 12 (actual)
• Sponsor: Herlev and Gentofte Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Hamam is a common spa treatment. During a Hamam, some of the outermost layer of the skin is removed. The investigators believe that partly removing a protective skin layer might increase the risk of sun burn, especially for skin that has not been exposed to sun for a long time. The aim with this study is to assess if Hamam-treated skin is more susceptible to sun burn compared with untreated skin.

Conditions

• No Medical Condition

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Hamam treated skin and sun exposure	Hamam is a skin treatment (soaping and scrubbing).
OTHER	Untreated skin and sun exposure	Skin that will not receive Hamam.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-05-12
• Primary completion: 2017-05-14
• Completion: 2017-05-14
• First posted: 2017-05-12
• Last updated: 2017-08-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark