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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2008 Jan-Feb;25(1):126-8.
doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00604.x.

A single-blinded, randomized pilot study to evaluate the effect of exercise-induced sweat on truncal acne

Rebecca W Short  1 , Yolanda Z Agredano, Joanna Mimi Choi, Alexa B Kimball
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Randomized Controlled Trial

A single-blinded, randomized pilot study to evaluate the effect of exercise-induced sweat on truncal acne

Rebecca W Short et al. Pediatr Dermatol. 2008 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

To assess the effect of exercise-induced sweat on truncal acne, a prospective, single-blinded, randomized, controlled, institution review board-approved clinical trial was conducted on physically active males. Subjects were instructed to exercise long enough to break a sweat 5 days a week for 2 weeks. Group 1 did not exercise (n = 7), group 2 showered within 1 hour of exercise (n = 8), and group 3 waited at least 4 hours to shower after exercising (n = 8). No statistically significant differences in truncal acne were noted between (p = 0.84) nor within (p = 0.74 for group 1, 0.07 for group 2, and 0.09 for group 3) study groups at the end of the study period.

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