Ceramide Containing Multivesicular Emulsion Application . . .

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 1969-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

We believe that using a ceramide based foot cream two times a day for two weeks will prevent water loss and overall foot dryness in patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• >18 years of age

• non insulin-dependent diabetes

• moderate to severe xerosis of both feet [a score of at least 4 on a scale of 0 (normal) to 8 (deep fissuring)]

• capable of understanding and signing consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of ichthyosis vulgaris

• known hypersensitivity to the topical product used in the study

• previous use of high potency steroids (class I and II) in past 2 week

• presence of acute skin disease or infection, such as vasculitis or cellulitis

• presence of foot ulcer

• evidence of gangrene