Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Recruiting

NCT Number: NCT07471048

A Study to Evaluate the Impact of a Magnolia Officinalis Dietary Supplement on Immune Biomarkers in Subjects With Psoriasis

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether Viv, a consumer-grade dietary supplement derived from the Magnolia officinalis plant, has an effect on biomarkers of immune activity in adults with psoriasis. To address this question, this trial will compare Viv to a placebo (a look-alike substance that contains no drug).

Participants will:

* Take Viv or a placebo every day for 3 months. * Complete electronic questionnaires about their quality of life and psoriasis symptoms at the beginning of the study and again at 1 months and 3 months. * Be provided with at home blood collection kits, which they will use to collect blood at the beginning of the study and again at 1 months and 3 months.

Researchers will analyze these blood samples to measure the levels of specific inflammatory proteins and evaluate how they change over the course of the study in the participants taking Viv compared to those taking placebo.

Recruiting

Interested in participating?

Request Info

Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Decentralized Study Coordinating Center

Englewood, New Jersey, 07631, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Viv Clinical Trial Operations

CONTACT

[email protected]

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Male of female, aged 18 years or older at time of consent.
  • Diagnosis of stable psoriasis affecting for at least 6 months confirmed by a dermatologist.
  • Patients with psoriasis-associated comorbidities including psoriatic arthritis are permitted, as long as those comorbidities are not severe enough to require treatment with systemic therapies as defined in the exclusion criteria.
  • Able to read and understand English.
  • Able to read, understand, and provide informed consent.
  • Able to use a personal smartphone device and download Chloe by People Science.
  • Able to receive shipment of the product at an address within the United States.
  • Able to adhere to study protocol (e.g., willing to collect and ship blood samples)

Exclusion criteria

Any potential participants who:

  • Do not have a personal smartphone, internet access, or unwilling to download Chloe.
  • Prior treatment with any systemic non-biologic immunosuppressive agents (e.g., methotrexate, cyclosporine, azathioprine) within 8 weeks prior to randomization.
  • Prior treatment with any systemic biologic therapies (e.g., guselkumab, risankizumab, ustekinumab, secukinumab, brodalumab, infliximab, adalimumab, golimumab, etanercept) within 6 months prior to randomization
  • Prior treatment with any other systemic investigational drugs within 6 months prior to randomization.
  • Other Illnesses or Conditions: Participants who have the following comorbidities or gastrointestinal illnesses are excluded:
  • Currently pregnant, planning to become pregnant in the next 3 months, or breastfeeding
  • Any underlying medical conditions or comorbidities that may confound the assessment of digestive symptoms or the evaluation of the study outcomes.
  • Have a significant illness, disease or condition which, in the opinion of the principal investigator, may impact their ability to participate in the study or impact the study outcomes.
  • Known hypersensitivity or previous allergic reaction to magnolia, rice or hypromellose.
  • Are unlikely for any reason to be able to comply with the trial or considered unsuited for participation in the study by the Principal Investigator.

Treatment and study plan

Oral supplement containing 200mg Magnolia officinalis bark extract

Dietary Supplement

Viv is a consumer grade oral supplement containing 200mg Magnolia officinalis bark extract encapsulated in a hypromellose capsule.

Placebo

Dietary Supplement

Oral hypromellose capsule with all inactive ingredients but lacking the Magnolia officinalis bark extract

Primary outcomes

  1. Relative change in plasma Beta defensin 2 from baseline

    Time frame: From baseline to the end of study product/placebo use at 12 weeks

    Change in plasma Beta defensin 2 levels between placebo and study product group at 4 weeks and 12 weeks relative to baseline as measured by ELISA

Secondary outcomes

  1. Exploratory analyses of serum proteomics

    Time frame: Baseline to end of study product/placebo use at 12 weeks

    Change in plasma cytokine levels between placebo and study product groups at 4 weeks and 12 weeks relative to baseline as measured by high throughput plasma proteomics

  2. Exploratory analysis of circulating immune cells

    Time frame: Baseline to end of study product/placebo use at 12 weeks

    Change in proportions and activity of peripheral blood immune cells between placebo and study product groups at 12 weeks relative to baseline as measured by single cell sequencing

  3. Quality of life assessment

    Time frame: Baseline to end of study product/placebo use at 12 weeks

    Change in quality of life between placebo and study product group at 4, and 12 weeks relative to baseline as measured by self-reported Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI)

  4. Self reported psoriasis symptoms

    Time frame: Baseline to end of study product/placebo use at 12 weeks

    Change in self-reported psoriasis symptoms between placebo and study group at 12 weeks relative to baseline as measured by Psoriasis Symptom Scale (PSS)

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Adeeb Rahman, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

2013596845

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sirt3 LLC

Industry

Collaborators

  • People Science, Inc.

Registry information

Official study title

A Decentralized, Randomized Interventional Study to Evaluate the Impact of an Over-the-Counter Magnolia Officinalis Oral Supplement on Blood Biomarkers of Immune Activation in Subjects With Psoriasis

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2029
First posted
Mar 13, 2026
Registry last updated
Mar 13, 2026

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.