Topical Palm Tocotrienols on Skin Biophysical Properties

Wrinkle Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Randomised Double-blinded Placebo Controlled Study on the Effect of Topical Palm Tocotrienol on Skin Biophysical Properties

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05787743
• Other study ID #: MA-T3-T1
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 17, 2023
• Est. completion date: November 16, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: Universiti Sains Malaysia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A single-center, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled parallel-group study.

Selected subjects will be randomised into active and control groups in a ratio of 1:1. Investigational products assigned will be applied on the facial skin as part of daily skin care routine. The effects will be observed during the 24-weeks of use.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 41
• Est. completion date: November 16, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: November 16, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 25 Years to 45 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Healthy female individuals, aged 25 - 45 years old, inclusive

2. Fitzpatrick skin type II to IV

3. In generally good health and skin condition as determined by the PI or designee, based on medical history reported by the subject.

4. Willing to provide informed consent and comply with study procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Has a history of chronic drug or alcohol abuse

2. Is current smoker

3. History of severe allergic reactions to topical products or vitamin E

4. Participant with severe and uncontrolled comorbidities (including but not limited to e.g. diabetes, hypertension, kidney failure)

5. Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy

6. Participant with known skin conditions (including but not limited to e.g. sensitive skin, eczema and diseased skin e.g. contact dermatitis), uncontrolled medical conditions, or any other condition that could interfere with the study evaluations or increase risk to the participant

7. Participant with compromised/broken skin, tattoos, scarring, excessive hair growth, very uneven skin tone, or other conditions that would interfere with evaluations or increase risk

8. Participation in another study within 4 weeks of screening visit

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Wrinkle

Intervention

Other:
• Facial cream with 2% palm tocotrienols extract
Apply on the face twice a day
• Base cream
Apply on the face twice a day

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Malaysia	School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia	Pulau Pinang

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universiti Sains Malaysia	Avantsar Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia Palm Oil Board

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Malaysia, 

References & Publications (25)

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Percent change from baseline in wrinkle (SEw)	Wrinkle	24 week
Secondary	Percent change from baseline in roughness (SEr), scaliness(SEsc), smoothness (SEsm), TEWL, Young's modulus, viscoelasticity, retraction time, collagen content, skin thickness, pigmentation index, erythema index, skin colour, pH, sebum and hydration	Skin biophysical properties	24 week
Secondary	Percent change from baseline for Lemperle Wrinkle Assessment Scale	Wrinkle (scale 1 - 5; higher score for more wrinkles)	24 week
Secondary	Percent change from baseline in scores of survey (BeautyQoL)	Survey (score 0 - 100%)	24 week