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NCT Number: NCT04249128

Nourishing Hair, Skin & Nails Supplement Study (Derm Aid)

A 90 day eight arm virtual interventional study looking at the impact of various supplement formulations for improves in hair, skin & nail health via self report, and dermatology assessment via remote dermatologist assessment.

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Key information

Conditions

Hair Loss Alopecia Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Connective Tissue Diseases Cosmetic Acne Cutis Laxa Genetic Diseases, Inborn Hair Diseases Hypotrichosis Nails; Soft Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Skin Aging Skin Diseases Skin Diseases, Genetic Skin Laxity Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

26 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

ProofPilot Online App (https://p.proofpilot.com)

New York, 10003, United States

About this study

This study is being run entirely on the ProofPilot clinical trial platform. Participants enroll online, submit selfies, and are shipped dietary various dietary supplements containing a one or more of Keratin, Astaxanthin, Collagen Peptides and Pro-berry powder in vegan and non-vegan formats. All participants will receive active ingredients but in various fomulations.

Half the participants will receive the formations for free. The other half will pay a discounted amount for the supplements.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Continental US
  • ability and willingness to take selfies

Exclusion criteria

  • skin diease
  • use of retinoids
  • known allergies
  • significant facial hair
  • medically relevant skin disease

Treatment and study plan

Vegetarian Collagen

Dietary Supplement

Collagen is a protein made up of amino-acids, which are in turn built of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen.

Keratin

Dietary Supplement

Keratin (/ˈkɛrətɪn/) is one of a family of fibrous structural proteins known as scleroproteins. α-Keratin is a type of keratin found in vertebrates. It is the key structural material making up hair, nails, feathers, horns, claws, hooves, calluses, and the outer layer of skin among vertebrates.

Ceramides

Dietary Supplement

Ceramides are a family of waxy lipid molecules. A ceramide is composed of sphingosine and a fatty acid. Ceramides are found in high concentrations within the cell membrane of eukaryotic cells, since they are component lipids that make up sphingomyelin, one of the major lipids in the lipid bilayer.

Astaxanthin

Dietary Supplement

is a naturally-occurring carotenoid found in algae, shrimp, lobster, crab and salmon.

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in Self-Report Skin, Hair & Nail Health and Satisfaction

    Time frame: Baseline, 30 Day, 60 Day and 90Day

    A custom self-report survey for participants to self-assess their satisfaction on skin, hair and nail status.

  2. Blinded Dermatology Assessment of Facial Skin health

    Time frame: Baseline 45 day and 90 day

    Comparison over timepoints of physician assessment of facial features at rest and smile to the Glogau & customer wrinkle selfie scale

  3. Participant Acceptability

    Time frame: weekly

    Week by week change and overall analysis of custom survey delivered weekly asking participants to self report acceptability and adherence to treatment regiment over prior week.

  4. Paid versus unpaid particpatnt adherence

    Time frame: 30 and 90 Day

    Comparison of arms with the same intervention, but one paid, one not, to assess impact on adherence

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

ProofPilot

Industry

Collaborators

  • Noho Health

Registry information

Official study title

The Derm Aid Study

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Jan 30, 2020
Registry last updated
Feb 11, 2021

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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.

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