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Last refreshed on: 5 November 2012
Main ID:  NCT01032031
Date of registration: 14/12/2009
Primary sponsor: University of Manchester
Public title: The Effect of Green Tea and Vitamin C on Skin Health
Scientific title: The Effect of Dietary Bioactive Compounds on Skin Health in Humans in Vivo
Date of first enrolment: March 2009
Target sample size: 95
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01032031
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Basic Science  
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Contacts
Name:   Lesley E Rhodes, MBBS, MD
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Affiliation:  University of Manchester
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Healthy adults

- Sun-reactive skin type I / II

Exclusion Criteria:

- History of skin cancer

- History of a photosensitivity disorder

- History of a generalised skin disorder

- Sunbathing (including sunbeds) in the past 3 months

- Pregnancy

- Taking photoactive medicine

- Drink tea > 2 cups/day

- Taking nutritional supplements



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Skin Cancer
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: Green tea + vitamin C high dose
Dietary Supplement: Placebo capsule
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in the minimum erythemal dose (MED) of ultraviolet radiation. [Time Frame: 3 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Intergroup comparison of histological biomarkers (leucocytes, markers of photoageing) in skin biopsy sections. [Time Frame: 3 months]
Intergroup comparison of inflammatory mediators (cytokines/chemokines) in skin biopsy sections and blister fluid. [Time Frame: 3 months]
Nutrient (polyphenol) bioavailability in samples of skin, blood and urine. [Time Frame: 3 months]
Secondary ID(s)
BB/G005575/1
UKCRN 6911
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
University of Bradford
University of Leeds
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