NCT03617068

The Effectiveness of Coconut Oil Cream as a Prevention Treatment for Occupational Hand Dermatitis Among Batik Workers

The Effectiveness and Dermato-pharmacokinetic of Coconut Oil Cream as a Prevention Treatment for Occupational Hand Dermatitis Among Batik Workers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 25 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Empirically, mosturizer is used to prevent and treat many occupational dermatoses that has skin barrier impairment. Evidence based medicine about the effectivity of mosturizer in occupational dermatoses is limited. Coconut oil is one of traditional substance that is used as a skin care. There is study shows that coconut oil is effective for atopic dermatitis treatment in children. Other studies are needed to assess the effectivity coconut oil mosturizer cream to overcome occupational hand dermatitis.

Detailed description

The aim of this study is to measure the effectivenes of coconut oil cream for batik workers who suffer from occupational hand dermatitis. The gloves that used as a protective equipment are made from rubber which have its own limitations. Therefore other interventions are needed to improve barrier skin.

Conditions

• Hand Dermatoses

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Cocos Nucifera Whole	Applying the Cocos Nucifera Whole cream for 2 weeks, on both of arms. We evaluated the score of hand dermatitis using Hand Eczema Score Index ( HECSI), transepidermal water loss (TEWL), and Skin capacitance
DRUG	Cocos Nucifera Whole	For dermatopharmacokinetic evaluation using tape/ skin stripping

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-02-06
• Primary completion: 2018-05-03
• Completion: 2018-05-14
• First posted: 2018-08-06
• Last updated: 2019-08-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Indonesia