Lumenato Nutritional Supplement on Skin Appearance
- Conditions
- Skin
- Interventions
- Dietary Supplement: Lumenato
- Registration Number
- NCT04248699
- Lead Sponsor
- LycoRed Ltd.
- Brief Summary
This 12-week study is an open-label study assessing the perceived effectiveness of the Lycored Lumenato supplement on skin health and appearance.
- Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to evaluate perceived changes in skin health and appearance after taking the study product daily for 12 weeks. The study product is a soft gel supplement containing tomato oil. This an open-label study, meaning there is no placebo control arm for the study, and everyone enrolled in the study will receive the active study product.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 72
Not provided
- Participants with Fitzpatrick skin types of 1, 4, 5 or 6
- Known allergies or sensitivity to tomato, latex and/or potato
- Current use or use within 1 month of study enrollment of hormonal therapies (including hormonal contraceptives)
- Current, regular use or regular use within 1 month of study enrollment of oral steroids; regular use defined as >10 consecutive days
- Chronic or relapsing inflammatory and/or allergic skin conditions such as atopic dermatitis, rosacea, psoriasis and alike including telangiectasias ("spider veins")
- Pregnant, lactating or breastfeeding women (within the last 6 months) or those planning to become pregnant during the study period
- Less than 2 years since diagnosis or treatment of skin cancer including basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma- excluding actinic keratosis
- Currently active herpes infections or currently on treatment for herpes infections
- History of facial keloids
- Current diagnosis of adult acne or currently on treatment for adult acne
- Recent (<6 months at enrollment) cardiovascular conditions such as stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), or myocardial ischemia/infarction, recently on treatment for congestive heart failure, or currently having vasculitis or vascular conditions
- On potent blood thinners such as low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH), rivaroxaban, apixaban, or other prescription blood thinners - excludes aspirin
- Holds a current diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type I or II
- Participants who have received facial irradiation within last year or are planning on undergoing facial irradiation during the study
- Chronic liver disease- excluding early stage non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
- Chronic kidney disease or recent (<6 months at enrollment) acute kidney disease
- Participants who currently take supplements containing carotenoids, lutein, melatonin or tryptophan
- Participants with occupations or lifestyle that require significant daily exposure to the sun (defined as at least 1 hour of continuous outdoor sun exposure)
- Participants who have had a sunburn in the last 2 weeks
- Participants who use tanning salons or tanning products in the last 3 months
- Participants who plan to undergo invasive facial procedures (injections, chemical peeling, etc.) during the study or have undergone these procedures within 2 months prior to enrollment
- Change in oral supplements or medications targeting skin health within 2 months prior to enrollment
- Participants who are HIV positive
- Participants who are immunosuppressed
- Participants with a recent (<2 months prior to enrollment) diagnosis of a psychiatric condition
- Participants having chronic connective tissue disorder affecting the skin (e.g. Ehlers- Danlos syndrome, Marfan's Syndrome, Osteogenesis Imperfecta)
- Participants with auto-immune skin diseases (e.g. scleroderma, psoriasis, lupus, epidermolysis bullosa, bullous pemphigoid, temporal arteritis)
- Participants who have been prescribed retinoids treatment (<2 months prior to enrollment)
- Participants who meet either/or both of the following criteria with regards to smoking habits (smoking includes cigarettes, e-cigs, pipes, hookah, cigars):
- Who are current smokers (smoked at least 100 cigarettes, or tobacco/nicotine equivalent, in her lifetime) and who continue to use these products
- Who were former smokers (smoked at least 100 cigarettes, or tobacco/nicotine equivalent, in her lifetime, but who have quit smoking) who have smoked within the last year and/or were former smokers for 10 years
- Participants who drink more than 14 drinks per week (more than 2 drinks per night)
- Participants who use illicit or illegal drugs
- Participants who are regular users of cannabis substances or substances derived from cannabis such as CBD, CBD oils or balms, cannabis-containing edibles; vaping; smoking; hookahs.
- NOTE: regular use is defined as long stretches of inhaling or consuming these products over several months or longer. Occasional, but not weekly, use of products with small amounts of CBD-related compounds (e.g. waters with CBD infusions) are not considered regular use.)
- Participants who are planning a trip to the mountains or to a higher UV index region during the study period
- Any other medication, condition or disease that in the PI's opinion that may adversely affect the participant's ability to complete the study, substantially impact the study's integrity or may pose a significant risk to the participant
- Participants who are experiencing perimenopausal or menopausal symptoms
- Participants who have had a hysterectomy and/or both of their ovaries removed
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Lumenato Supplement Lumenato tomato oleoresin
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Participant perception of the improvement in skin health and appearance from Baseline to Week 12 using the questionnaire responses from FACE-Q™ 12 weeks FACE-Q™ Satisfaction with Skin scale: gathers the participant perspective of their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with their facial skin using a 12-question scale. Participants are asked to choose one of the following responses for each question: Very Dissatisfied (1), Somewhat Dissatisfied (2), Somewhat Satisfied (3) and Very Satisfied (4) for each 12 questions and the sum of scores (or mean of the completed items, in the event of an incomplete scale) gets converted into a score from 0 (worst) to 100 (best).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method End of Study Product Questionnaire" 12 weeks Participant perception of the study product and study experience as assessed by the "End of Study Product Questionnaire"
Baseline Skin Questionnaire 12 weeks Participant perception of change or maintenance in a variety of skin health parameters over the course of the study using the subjective "Baseline Skin Questionnaire"
Skin Update Questionnaire 12 weeks Participant perception of change or maintenance in a variety of skin health parameters over the course of the study using the subjective "Update Skin Questionnaire"
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
o ObvioHealth
🇺🇸Orlando, Florida, United States