Could a shower gel plus lotion beat lotion alone for dry, itchy skin?
NCT ID NCT07695805
First seen Jul 10, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether using a shower oleogel followed by a body lotion improves skin hydration and reduces itching better than a standard shower gel and lotion. Adults with dry, sensitive skin and itching use the assigned products daily for 28 days. Researchers measure skin moisture and barrier function at the start and end of the study.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- shower oleogel and body lotion
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this combination product could offer a better option for managing dry, itchy skin compared to standard lotion alone.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, short-term cosmetic study, not a medical treatment. Results may not apply to everyone, and individual skin reactions are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age: 18-70 years old * Gender: both * Sensitive skin and 30% to 50% with atopic tendency (scored 8-12) * With dry or very dry skin on the body * With presence of itching due to different origins: contact/friction with fabrics, hard water, atopic tendency, dry skin, etc. Exclusion Criteria: * cutaneous marks on the experimental areas, which could interfere with the assessment of skin reactions (pigmentation troubles, scar elements, over-developed pilosity, ephelides and naevi in too great quantity, sunburn), * allergy or reactivity to products of the same category than the tested one, * with history of malignant melanomas (Dubreullh melanosis…) * unbalanced hormonal treatment, * forecast of initiation of an hormonal treatment or change of the usual hormonal treatment during the study or 3 months before the starting of the study, * forecast of intensive sun or UVA exposure (UV lamps) during the test period, * breast-feeding or pregnancy, * treatment with Vitamin A acid or its derivatives stopped less than 3 months before the beginning of the study, * treatment with anti-stretch, firming, slimming or anti-cellulite products stopped less than 3 months before the beginning of the study, * diet stopped less than 3 months before the beginning of the study, * drugs likely to produce an increase or reduction in body weight, * under anti-cellulite treatment: mesotherapy, electrotherapy, ionisation, ultrasonotherapy, relaxation, acupuncture, hydrotherapy, lymphatic drainage, massage, sauna,…, * neither antibiotic, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory treatment nor treatment with patent medicines containing Vitamin A acid or its derivatives before and during the study (if therapeutic requirement: exclusion foreseen), * systemic disorders: Cardiovascular, pulmonary, digestive, neurologic, psychiatric, genital, urinary, haematological, endocrine * individuals who have undergone a bilateral mastectomy with lymph node removal, a unilateral mastectomy with lymph node removal within the last year, or a bilateral axillary lymph node removal, * individuals with a history of immune deficiency or auto-immune disease, treated for malignancy within 6 months prior to enrollment or who are currently under treatment for asthma or diabetes, * forecast of vaccination during the test period or last vaccination within 3 weeks before the study
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Locations
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PhD Trials
Lisbon, Lisbon District, 1750-182, Portugal
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