None listed
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Females over 19 year old who have had acne vulgaris and signed a written informed consent document before proceeding with the study after screening via diagnosis agreement of two Korean medical ddoctors , are eligible to participate in this trial.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants will be excluded if (1) they have received Western medical treatment (i.e., retinoids, antibiotics, chemical peeling, intense pulsed light, or laser treatment) or Korean Medicine treatment (i.e., acupuncture, moxibustion, or herbal medicine) for acne within two weeks before entry; (2) they have keloid acne, corticosteroid acne, or otherdiseases relating to blood clotting factors; (3) they are the least experienced reactions during blood collection; (4) they are unable to comply with fasting for 8 hours before entry; (4) They are unable to read and write by themselves or (5) they are unable to comply with the study guidelines.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| diagnostic agreement rate between goden standard based on pattern identification by two Korean Medical doctors and pattern classification device for acne in Korean medicine | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| insulin sensitivity: Fasting glucose / insulin, HOMA-IR, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, Triglyceride, IGF-1, IGFBP-3;Korean Acne Grading System;Scores of a cold-heat pattern questionnaire;Scores of a food retention questionnaire;Scores of a phlegm pattern questionnaire;Scores of a blood stasis questionnaire;inflammation cytokines: IL-12ß, IL-10, IL-8, IL-1ß, IL-6, IL-12a, TNF | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactKyuseok Kim
Kyung Hee University
Outcome results
None listed