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The Effect of Green Tea and Vitamin C on Skin Health

NCT01032031 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 95

Last updated 2016-03-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

There is little information on the effect of oral bioactive compounds on human skin clinically despite evidence of a beneficial effect from laboratory studies. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of oral bioactive compounds (green tea and vitamin C) on the health of human skin by measuring markers of skin health directly and skin nutrient uptake.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Green tea + vitamin C high dose

One green tea capsule (1250mg catechin) and one vitamin C tablet (100mg) daily for 3 months

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo capsule

One capsule daily for 3 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Leeds

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Bradford

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Manchester

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lesley E Rhodes, MBBS, MD · University of Manchester

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-08-31
Completion
2012-08-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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Diseases

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