A 90 day eight arm virtual interventional study looking at the impact of various supplement formulations for improves in hair, skin \& nail health via self report, and dermatology assessment via remote dermatologist assessment.
This study is being run entirely on the ProofPilot clinical trial platform. Participants enroll online, submit selfies, and are shipped dietary various dietary supplements containing a one or more of Keratin, Astaxanthin, Collagen Peptides and Pro-berry powder in vegan and non-vegan formats. All participants will receive active ingredients but in various fomulations. Half the participants will receive the formations for free. The other half will pay a discounted amount for the supplements.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
75
Collagen is a protein made up of amino-acids, which are in turn built of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen.
Keratin (/ˈkɛrətɪn/) is one of a family of fibrous structural proteins known as scleroproteins. α-Keratin is a type of keratin found in vertebrates. It is the key structural material making up hair, nails, feathers, horns, claws, hooves, calluses, and the outer layer of skin among vertebrates.
Ceramides are a family of waxy lipid molecules. A ceramide is composed of sphingosine and a fatty acid. Ceramides are found in high concentrations within the cell membrane of eukaryotic cells, since they are component lipids that make up sphingomyelin, one of the major lipids in the lipid bilayer.
ProofPilot Online App (https://p.proofpilot.com)
New York, New York, United States
Changes in Self-Report Skin, Hair & Nail Health and Satisfaction
A custom self-report survey for participants to self-assess their satisfaction on skin, hair and nail status.
Time frame: Baseline, 30 Day, 60 Day and 90Day
Blinded Dermatology Assessment of Facial Skin health
Comparison over timepoints of physician assessment of facial features at rest and smile to the Glogau \& customer wrinkle selfie scale
Time frame: Baseline 45 day and 90 day
Participant Acceptability
Week by week change and overall analysis of custom survey delivered weekly asking participants to self report acceptability and adherence to treatment regiment over prior week.
Time frame: weekly
Paid versus unpaid particpatnt adherence
Comparison of arms with the same intervention, but one paid, one not, to assess impact on adherence
Time frame: 30 and 90 Day
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is a naturally-occurring carotenoid found in algae, shrimp, lobster, crab and salmon.