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NCT Number: NCT05591352

Efficacy Testing of Chenopodium Formosanum Extracts on Skin Beauty

To assess Chenopodium formosanum extracts on skin condition improvement

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Key information

Conditions

Skin Condition Skin Diseases Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Chia Nan University of Pharmacy & Science

Tainan, 71710, Taiwan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy adults aged above 20 years old

Exclusion criteria

  • Subject who is not willing to participate in this study.
  • Patients with diseases of the skin, liver, kidney.
  • Subjects who have known cosmetic, drug or food allergies, difficulty in digestive tract absorption or disorder.
  • Female who is pregnant or nursing or planning to become pregnant during the course of the study.
  • Received facial laser therapy, chemical peeling or UV overexposure (> 3 hr/week) in the past 4 weeks.
  • Constant drug use
  • Students who are currently taking courses taught by the principal investigator of this trial.

Treatment and study plan

Chenopodium formosanum extracts sachet

Dietary Supplement

consume 1 sachet per day

Other names: Formosa Ruby sachet

Placebo sachet

Dietary Supplement

consume 1 sachet per day

Primary outcomes

  1. The change of skin wrinkles

    Time frame: Change from Baseline skin wrinkles at 8 weeks

    VISIA Complexion Analysis System was utilized to measure skin wrinkles. Units: arbitrary units

  2. The change of skin texture

    Time frame: Change from Baseline skin texture at 8 weeks

    VISIA Complexion Analysis System was utilized to measure skin texture. Units: arbitrary units

  3. The change of skin collagen density

    Time frame: Change from Baseline skin collagen density at 8 weeks

    DermaLab® Series SkinLab Combo was utilized to measure skin pores. Units: arbitrary units

  4. The change of skin elasticity

    Time frame: Change from Baseline skin elasticity at 8 weeks

    Cutometer® MPA580 was utilized to measure skin elasticity. Units: arbitrary units

Secondary outcomes

  1. The change of skin melanin index

    Time frame: Change from Baseline skin melanin index at 8 weeks

    Mexameter® MX18 was utilized to measure skin melanin index. Units: arbitrary units

  2. The change of skin L* value

    Time frame: Change from Baseline L* value at 8 weeks

    Chroma Meter MM500 was utilized to measure skin L* value. Units: arbitrary units, 0-100

  3. The change of skin erythema index

    Time frame: Change from Baseline skin erythema index at 8 weeks

    Mexameter® MX18 was utilized to measure skin erythema index. Units: arbitrary units

  4. The change of skin moisture

    Time frame: Change from Baseline skin moisture at 8 weeks

    Corneometer® CM825 was utilized to measure skin moisture. Units: arbitrary Corneometer® units 0-120

  5. The change of transepidermal water loss (TEWL)

    Time frame: Change from Baseline TEWL at 8 weeks

    Tewameter® TM 300 was utilized to measure TEWL. Units: g/hm²

  6. The change of skin pores

    Time frame: Change from Baseline skin pores at 8 weeks

    VISIA Complexion Analysis System was utilized to measure skin pores. Units: arbitrary units

  7. The change of AGEs of blood

    Time frame: Change from Baseline AGEs at 8 weeks

    Fasting venous blood was sampled to measure concentrations of AGEs

Other outcomes

  1. The change of liver function biomarkers (AST, ALT) of blood

    Time frame: Change from Baseline liver function biomarkers at 8 weeks

    Fasting venous blood was sampled to measure liver function biomarkers

  2. The change of renal function biomarkers (creatinine, BUN) of blood

    Time frame: Change from Baseline renal function biomarkers at 8 weeks

    Fasting venous blood was sampled to measure renal function biomarkers

  3. The change of self-assessment skin condition

    Time frame: Change from Baseline skin condition at 8 weeks

    A self-assessment questionnaire was collected to evaluate skin condition

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

TCI Co., Ltd.

Industry

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Oct 24, 2022
Registry last updated
Nov 9, 2023

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