Open AccessEfficacy of a Topical Product Containing Purified Omental Lipids and Three Anti-Itching Compounds in the Treatment of Chronic Pruritus/Prurigo Nodularis in Elderly Subjects: A Prospective, Assessor-Blinded, 4-Week Trial with Transepidermal Water Loss and Optical Coherence Tomography Assessments
Author(s) -
Marco Ardigò,
Chiara Franceschini,
Elena Campione,
Terenzio Cosio,
Caterina Lanna,
Luca Bianchi,
Massimo Milani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 1178-7015
DOI - 10.2147/ccid.s292636
Subject(s) - medicine , itching , visual analogue scale , prurigo nodularis , transepidermal water loss , prospective cohort study , clinical endpoint , dermatology , randomized controlled trial , gastroenterology , surgery , pathology , stratum corneum
To investigate the efficacy of a cream containing purified omental lipids 10% and three anti-itching substances (polidocanol/stimutex/palmitoylethanolamine) in elderly subjects with chronic pruritus/prurigo nodularis (CP/CPN).