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Characteristics of skin color in Japanese healthy subjects and patients with cardiac or pulmonary disease: influence of blood pressure and hemoglobin concentration on skin color

Characteristics of skin color in Japanese healthy subjects and patients with cardiac or pulmonary disease: influence of blood pressure and hemoglobin concentration on skin color - Characteristics of skin color in Japanese healthy subjects and patients with cardiac or pulmonary disease: influence of blood pressure and hemoglobin concentration on skin color

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000049660
Enrollment
250
Registered
2022-12-06
Start date
2022-12-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Healthy, hypertension, COPD, interstitial pneumonia

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Tokai University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Japanese 2. 20 years-old<= 3. Person who takes blood exam. on the measured day 4. Stable underlying disease (for example, hypertension) 5. Persons who have been fully informed and have given written consent of their own free will

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Skin lesions (rash, trauma, scarring, etc.) at the measurement site (forehead, forearms). 2. Diseases that cause pigmentation (hyperthyroidism, liver cirrhosis, chronic renal failure, etc.) 3. Inability to remain at rest during skin color measurement 4. Persons deemed inappropriate by the principal investigator/assigned investigator

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Skin color (L*a*b*) in the forehead and forearm

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTomoko Kutsuzawa

Tokai University School of Medicine, Faculty of Nursing

tkutsu@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp0463-93-1121

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026