Healthy persons Problem studied: Vasculopathy in Systemic Sclerosis. Angiopoietin
Conditions
Interventions
Participants warm their upper arms near the elbow wearing the holder with the disposable warmer inserted for 7 days.
heat stress, warming
Sponsors
Shima Yoshihito
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) persons who are 20 years old or elder and younger than 80 years old, 2) persons who understand the instruction and description video of the self blood collection kit (DEMECAL) in Japanese, 3) persons who live in Japan, 4) persons who have given written informed consent of their own free will.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) persons who take medications that cause bleeding tendency, 2) persons with diabetes mellitus or who have been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, 3) persons with collagen disease or a history of collagen disease, 4) Persons who are intolerable to alcohol disinfectants, 5) Persons who are physically, temporarily, or geographically unable to post and return the self-blood collection kit, 6) Persons who are deemed inappropriate by the principal investigator.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Distribution of Angiopoietin-1 in fingertip blood samples by age groups | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in Angiopoietin-1 in fingertip blood samp blood samples before and after warming the upper arm with the disposable warmer. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactAkane Watanabe
Graduate school of medicine, Osaka University
Outcome results
None listed