Tolerance of low-frequency ultrasound sonophoresis: A double-blind randomized study on humans

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-156

  Maruani, Annabel ^a   Vierron, Emilie ^a   Machet, Laurent ^a   Giraudeau, Bruno ^a   Halimi, Jean Michel ^a   Boucaud, Alain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b Transderma Systems   (France)

Author keywords

Bioeffects; CI; Clinical study; Confidence interval; Low frequency ultrasound; SD; Skin tolerance; Sonophoresis; Standard deviation; Ultrasound; US

Indexed keywords

BIO-EFFECTS; CI; CLINICAL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; LOW-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND; SD; SONOPHORESIS; STANDARD DEVIATION; US;

ANIMALS; CAPACITANCE; DERMATOLOGY; SKIN;

ULTRASONICS;

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPULE; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN PAIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SONOPHORESIS; TINNITUS; ULTRASOUND; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOREARM; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; PHONOPHORESIS; PILOT PROJECTS; PLACEBOS; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859441104     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2011.00546.x     Document Type: Article

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