CompletedNot Applicable

Photoprotection Efficacy of Four Sunscreen Formulas Under Visible Light Exposure

France20 participantsStarted 2019-10-21

Plain-language summary

To evaluate the protective effect of four sunscreens on the pigmentation caused by visible light in comparison to an untreated control zone in healthy volunteers.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 50 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Healthy subjects of both sexes aged 18 - 50 years old, having a phototype IIIb, IV or V according to Fitzpatrick classification,
✓. Subject with an ITA° (Individual Typologic Angle calculated value) between -20° and 28° at the screening visit,
✓. Healthy subjects based on physical examination and compatibility of medical history with the study content,
✓. Women of childbearing potential using adequate contraception (oral contraception, intra-uterine devices, contraceptive implants or vaginal rings, tubal sections or ligations, condoms) for at least 1 month prior to first visit and agree to continue adequate contraception during the entire duration of the study,
✓. Women of non-childbearing potential (menopausal with one year without bleeding, hysterectomy, bilateral ovariectomy),
✓. Subjects having signed a written informed consent form and dated before any study procedure begins.
✓. Subjects should be willing to actively cooperate during the study duration and willing to complete the study,
✓. Subject affiliated to the social security system (in accordance with the French Law 2004-806 and its implementing decree n°2006-477 of 26 April 2006).

Exclusion criteria

✕. Female who is pregnant or breast feeding or planning a pregnancy during the study,
✕. Subject having an underlying known disease, or surgical, physical, or medical condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator might interfere with the interpretation of the clinical trial results such as:
✕. History of recurrent dermatologic conditions (e.g., psoriasis, eczema, urticaria…) or suspicion/history of allergy to cosmetics,
✕. Any systemic or local disease pathology
✕. Skin abnormality (scars, excessive hair, tattoos…) at the level of the test zones (middle part of the back),
✕. Subject who has been overexposed to natural (sun) or artificial ultraviolet (tanning lamps) in the last month prior the first visit or who plans a such exposure during the study;
✕. Subject having history or presenting pathologies induced or aggravated by sun exposure or having abnormal reactions to the sun (ex : photosensitive dermatitis, polymorphic light eruption, solar urticaria, systemic erythematous lupus, dermatomyositis),
✕. Subject having taken a systemic treatment more than 5 days in the month preceding the inclusion (steroids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin, antihistamine, insulin, hypertensors, antibiotics such as quinolones, tetracyclins, thiazids, fluoroquinolons and and photosensitizing treatment) or any treatment able to induce abnormal response to UV or visible light (vitamin A derivatives, psoralen, aminolevulinic acid etc.) or having plane to take these treatments during the study,

What they're measuring

Biophysical non-invasive assessment of skin color by using Chromameter® between the exposed zone (ZE) and non-exposed zone (ZNE)

Timeframe: At Day 1 before treatment (baseline), then Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5 (24 hours after each Visible Light exposure) and Day 12

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06796010

SponsorCosmetique Active International

Sponsor typeINDUSTRY

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2019-11-23

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