Aging, Skin Health
Conditions
Brief summary
The study recruited 40 subjects and divided them into an intervention group and a waiting list group in a 1:1 ratio using a randomized controlled trial. The changes in skin health and aging-related indicators before and after TCM cosmetic acupuncture treatment were analyzed. The subjects are of all genders and aged between 30 and 60 years old. The TCM cosmetic acupuncture treatment is arranged twice a week for a three-week course. The study will conduct a skin test before and after the TCM cosmetic acupuncture, and use the Antera 3D smart skin detector to comprehensively evaluate the subjects' skin condition. Antera 3D Skin Detector can detect multiple skin indicators, including wrinkle depth, skin tone uniformity and subtle changes in the skin surface, melanin, red pigment, etc. After the treatment, the subjects' acceptance and satisfaction with TCM cosmetic acupuncture were collected.
Interventions
OTHERAcupuncture
Cosmetic acupuncture
Sponsors
China Medical University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
30 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* both female and male * 30 to 60 years old * never had acupuncture beauty treatment, or the last time they had acupuncture beauty treatment has been more than six months.
Exclusion criteria
* medical cosmetic fillers on their face * cosmetic surgery * needle sickness * afraid of acupuncture * wounds on the facial skin * poor wound healing * abnormal coagulation function * severe diabetes * keloids * dialysis * cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy * pregnant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Face Pore Size | Intervention group: the 1st, 4th week; waiting list group: the 1st, 4th, and 7th week. | Professional Intelligent Skin Analyzers accurately locate the comparison before and after cosmetic acupuncture sessions, showing high accuracy and reproducibility, analyzing average pore volume (unit: mm²). |
| Face Skin Texture | Intervention group: the 1st, 4th week; waiting list group: the 1st, 4th, and 7th week. | Professional Intelligent Skin Analyzers accurately locate the comparison before and after cosmetic acupuncture sessions, showing high accuracy and reproducibility, analyzing Ra value (unit: µm) as arithmetic mean roughness of the skin's contours. |
| Face Skin Color | Intervention group: the 1st, 4th week; waiting list group: the 1st, 4th, and 7th week. | Professional Intelligent Skin Analyzers accurately locate the comparison before and after cosmetic acupuncture sessions, showing high accuracy and reproducibility, analyzing L\*a\*b value (no unit) as the skin's color. (L\*: Lightness, a\*: Red/Green Value, b\*: Blue/Yellow Value) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Questionnaire of satisfaction and acceptance of cosmetic acupuncture | Intervention group: the 4th week; waiting list group: the 7th week. | The questionnaire include three domains: 1. Visual Analogue Scale score measures pain intensity. The VAS consists of 10 points, with two end points representing 0 (no pain) and 10 (pain as bad as it could possibly be). 2. The acceptance of cosmetic acupuncture has 0\ 4 points, 0 representing unacceptable and 4 representing totally acceptable. 3. Facial Check Sheet(FCS) has 12 items about the satisfaction of the improvement of face appearance including wrinkles, laxity, facial shape, and pigmented spots, and so on. 0 representing very dissatisfied and 4 representing very satisfied. Subjects can also choose no need to pay attention if they don't have the concerned problems of appearance. |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Primary ContactChia-Hui Lin
Outcome results
None listed