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NCT ID: NCT01871883 Enrolling by invitation - Sensitive Skin Clinical Trials

TRPV Expression in Subjects With Sensitive Skin

Start date: May 2013
Phase: Phase 4
Study type: Interventional

Sensitive skin syndrome is defined as the presence of burning, itching or any other unpleasant sensation on the skin, due to physical, chemical or psychological factors. It is frequently a self-diagnosed condition, and there are no accurate tests to recognize or quantify it because of the individual variations in perception and intensity of the related symptoms. The most accepted physiopathogenic theory is the presence of an altered barrier function of epidermis. Also, changes in the pH of the stratum corneum have been found to induce skin sensitivity through the activation of the transient potential receptor vanilloid (TRPV) neuronal receptors. TRPV1 has been found in human keratinocytes, although its physiologic role in the skin is not yet established. Their presence in keratinocytes and cutaneous nervous fibers suggests a role in the sensitive function of the epidermis. Since this receptors can be activated by low pH (< 5.9), which is also important for the development of sensitive skin, we hypothesized that an increase in the expression of these receptors can be the responsible for the syndrome.