NCT06174441

The Effect of 24-week Dietary Intake of Food Supplements on Hair

The Effect of 24-week Dietary Intake of Food Supplements on Hair: Double Blind, Placebo-controlled, Randomised Three-way Study to Assess Effectiveness of Two Test Products

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 89 (actual)
• Sponsor: VIST - Faculty of Applied Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Purpose of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will be to evaluate whether the daily use of novel dietary supplements over 24 weeks is able strengthen and promote growth of hairs, improve their density and thickness and reduce hair loss in adults with self-perceived thinning hair.

Detailed description

Single centre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, one-period effectiveness study to evaluate whether the daily use of novel dietary supplements over 24 weeks will strengthen and promote density and quality of hair in adults with self-perceived thinning hair. Study population will be divided in three groups - 32 in active groups and 20 in placebo group. Test group 1 (TG1) will receive investigational product 1 (CPMSM: containing fish collagen, methylsulphonylmethane (MSM), vitamins and zinc), test group 2 (TG2) will receive investigational product 2 (HC+: containing mixture of herbal extracts, B-vitamins and zinc) and the placebo group (PG) will receive placebo product without any of the active ingredients (PL, no active ingredients). Participants will test continuous administration of placebo or investigational products (in the form of syrups) for 24 weeks in order to demonstrate and assess multiple-dose effects.

Conditions

• Hair Thinning
• Hair Loss

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Investigational product 1 (CPMSM)	Test group 1 will receive investigational product 1 (CPMSM: daily dose 25 mL contains: Hydrolyzed fish collagen 5 g, methylsulphonylmethane (MSM) 1,5 g, Biotin 150 μg, Vitamin B6 1,6 mg, Zinc 2 mg, Vitamin C 120 mg).
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Investigational product 2 (HC+)	Test group 2 (TG2) will receive investigational product 2 (HC+: daily dose 25 mL contains: Niacin 16 mg, Pantothenic acid 6 mg, Biotin 500 μg, Vitamin B6 1,4 mg, Folic acid 200 μg, Zinc 2 mg, Pea sprout extract 100 mg, Horsetail aerial parts extract 70 mg, Ashwagandha root extract 40 mg, Saw palmetto fruit extract 40 mg, Nettle leaves extract 30 mg, Grape seed extract 10 mg).
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo	Placebo group (PG) will receive placebo product without any of the active ingredients (PL, daily dose 25 mL: no active ingredients).

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-08
• Primary completion: 2024-07-18
• Completion: 2024-10-25
• First posted: 2023-12-18
• Last updated: 2024-10-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Slovenia