Assessment of pressure generated by catamenial pads in genital and behind-the-knee sites in vivo英文文献资料.docVIP

Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2012, 2, 116-119 OJOG /10.4236/ojog.2012.22022 Published Online June 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ojog/) Assessment of pressure generated by catamenial pads in genital and behind-the-knee sites in vivo* Miranda A. Farage , Heidi L. Tucker, Fancheng Wang # The Procter Gamble Company, Cincinnati, USA # Email: farage.m@ Received 13 March 2012; revised 10 April 2012; accepted 21 April 2012 ABSTRACT for causing irritation while at the same time, providing the intended protection for the wearer. We conducted an in vivo pilot study to evaluate the pressure exerted by a feminine hygiene pad worn in the traditional way in the genital area and behind the knee, as measured using a novel pressure sensor de- vice. The purpose was to determine whether pressure measured behind the knee correlated with genital pressure, thereby showing that behind-the-knee pres- sure measurements could be extrapolated to genital pressures recorded under clinical in-use conditions. Four female volunteers wore each of 3 currently mar- keted feminine hygiene pads and the sensors on the genital area and behind the knee while walking, sit- ting, and standing for approximately 2 minutes of each activity. Four participants completed the walk- ing and sitting portions of the study and three com- pleted the walking, sitting, and standing portions. The pressure data collected for all 3 pads in both the genital and BTK locations were similar inn both clinical tests. The preliminary results obtained in this clinical pilot study successfully confirm that pressure exerted from feminine hygiene pads in the BTK clini- cal test model is very similar to real product wear conditions. We developed a test method for evaluating the skin effects of catamenial products eliminated some difficul- ties of in-use clinical testing yet still provide reliable resul