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InflammationBENCHMARKNCT03862872

Effects of Bend Beauty's Anti-Aging Formula on Inflammatory Markers

A study testing Anti-Aging Formula in people with Inflammation and Skin Abnormalities, run by Bend Beauty Inc. at 1 site in Canada.

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Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

This is a phase IV, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, three-arm, parallel intervention study including three groups of 25 subjects between 35-65 years of age, treated with either Bend Beauty's Anti-Aging Formula, fish oil control or inert placebo for 90 days, with testing points at baseline, 30, 60, and 90… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 35 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Inflammation, Skin Abnormalities, Skin Pigment
What is being tested?
Anti-Aging Formula
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
0 participants
Where
1 siteCanada
Study dates
Feb 2020to Jun 2021
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 35 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Provision of a signed and dated informed consent form (ICF)
  • Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
  • Male or female, aged 35-65 years
  • Subjects with Omega-3 Index of 5 or less.
  • Subjects with Chronic Inflammation Scores of 415 or greater.

Who cannot join

  • Subjects who are unwilling to provide blood and urine samples during the initial and subsequent test points.
  • Subjects that have consumed Anti-Aging Formula, omega-3 fatty acid (i.e. fish oil, krill oil, algal oil), lutein, zeaxanthin, carotenoids, GLA (borage or evening primrose oils) and/or Vitamin D supplements during the last 3 months
  • Subjects who were ill (i.e. rhino virus, influenza, etc.) within two weeks prior to the study start, or who have any active systemic infection (infected tooth, bladder infection, sinus infection, etc.)
  • Subjects taking:
  • Anti-inflammatory medications including the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), cyclooxygenase (COX)-1 and COX-2 inhibitors, such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil and Voltaren), and naproxen, and acetaminophen (Tylenol®), either routinely or during the 7 days before baseline urine and blood testing.
  • H2 antagonist/blockers [e.g. cimetidine (Tagamet®), ranitidine (Zantac®)]
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  • Anti-histamines [e.g. fexofenadine (Allegra®), terfenadine (Seldane®), diphenhydramine (Benadryl®), desloratadine (Clarinex®)], either routinely or during the 7 days before baseline urine and blood testing.
  • Statins [e.g. atorvastatin (Lipitor®), lovastatin (Altoprev®), pitavastatin (Livalo®), pravastatin (Pravachol®), rosuvastatin (Crestor®), simvastatin (Zocor®)]
  • Cannabinoids/Cannabis
  • Corticosteroids including:
  • Inhaled treatments such as beclomethasone (QVAR®), budesonide (Pulmicort®), ciclesonide (Alvesco®), fluticasone (Flovent®), mometasone (Asmanex Twisthaler®)
  • Oral treatments such as Prednisone
  • Injectables such as cortisone injections and IV treatments such as Humira®, Enbrel® and Remicade®
  • Topical treatments such as hydrocortisone (Anusol®)
  • Subjects with known allergy or intolerance to the test material ingredients (i.e. fish, soy)
  • Subjects who consume fish more than twice per week
  • Subjects who smoke tobacco and/or cannabis products
  • Women who are pregnant or are planning to become pregnant or are lactating during the course of the study
  • Subjects who have participated in a clinical trial (CT) within the past 3 months
  • Subjects living in the same household as subjects that are currently enrolled within this study
  • Subjects with diabetes (or taking Metformin), diagnosed arthritis, diagnosed chronic kidney disease, cancer, or with any apparent acute injury inflammation (e.g. torn rotator cuff, broken leg, severe skin abrasions).
  • Subject who consume alcohol during the 12 hours before baseline urine and blood testing

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Canada1 site
  • Cornerstone Naturopathic Clinic, 14 Old School Rd, Upper Tantallon

    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3Z 2J6

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About this study

Official title: The Effects of Oral Supplementation With Bend Beauty's Anti-Aging Formula on Inflammatory Markers

This is a phase IV, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, three-arm, parallel intervention study including three groups of 25 subjects between 35-65 years of age, treated with either Bend Beauty's Anti-Aging Formula, fish oil control or inert placebo for 90 days, with testing points at baseline, 30, 60, and 90 days.

Read the detailed description

This is a phase IV, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, three-arm, parallel intervention study including three groups of 25 subjects between 35-65 years of age, treated with either Bend Beauty's Anti-Aging Formula, fish oil control or inert placebo for 90 days, with testing points at baseline, 30, 60, and 90 days.

Subjects will be preselected through a Subject Eligibility Screening (SES) against defined inclusion and exclusion criteria for entry into the trial. Eligible participants will be tested using the Chronic Inflammation Test for urinary 11-dehydrothromboxane B2 (https://chronicinflammationtest.com) and the Omega-3 Index Test for eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) + docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in red blood cells (RBC) (https://omegaquant.com ), to confirm possible presence of chronic inflammation. If these test results meet a defined limit, participants will be enrolled in the trial.

A number of assessments will be conducted before and after treatment.

Being tested
Anti-Aging Formula, Control Fish Oil, Inert Placebo
Keywords
Inflammation, Skin, UV-light, Inflammatory markers, Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), Fish Oil, Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), Borage oil, Vitamin D, Zeaxanthin, Lutein, Omega-3 Index, Chronic Inflammation Test, 11-dehydrothromboxane B2, 8-hydroxy-2' -deoxyguanosine (8- OHdG), 8-isoprostane
Medical subject headings
Inflammation, Skin Abnormalities, Pigmentation Disorders, Dermatitis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Anti-Aging FormulaDietary supplement

    Also called Bend Beauty's Anti-Aging Formula

    Anti-Aging Formula contains 1050 mg of EPA and 350 mg of DHA from anchovies, sardines, and/or mackerel whole body oil, 120 mg of GLA from Borage (Borago officianalis) seeds, 2.5 mg of zeaxanthin from Capsicum annuum L. fruit, 5 mg of lutein from Tagetes erecta flower, and 25 μg (1000 IU) of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) from lanolin per 4 capsule daily dose. This dosage form is the same as is commercially marketed in Canada under license Natural Product Number (NPN) 80077254.

  • Control Fish OilDietary supplement

    The control fish oil is a soft gelatin capsule containing 1,106 mg of triglyceride fish oil from anchovies, sardines, and/or mackerel whole body oil. A four capsule per day dose provides 816 mg EPA and 572 mg DHA, which is only slightly less EPA+DHA than is provided within a four capsule per day dose of Anti-Aging Formula. This minor difference would not be expected to alter clinical outcomes.

  • Inert PlaceboOther

    The inert placebo is a soft gelatin capsule containing 1040 mg of corn oil.

Study groups in NCT03862872
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Anti-Aging FormulaExperimental4 capsules daily of high-EPA fish oil, borage oil, zeaxanthin, lutein and vitamin D providing 1050 mg of Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and 350 mg of Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), 120 mg of Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), 2.5 mg of zeaxanthin, 5 mg of lutein and 25 μg (1000 IU) of vitamin D3 for 90 days.
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Anti-Aging Formula
Control Fish OilActive comparator4 capsules daily of 1,106 mg each of triglyceride fish oil from anchovies, sardines, and/or mackerel whole body oil providing 816 mg EPA and 572 mg DHA total for 90 days.
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Control Fish Oil
Inert PlaceboPlacebo comparator4 capsules daily of 1040 mg each of corn oil for 90 days.
Receives: Other: Inert Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Urinary 1-dehydrothromboxane B2 using The Chronic Inflammation Test

    The concentration of 1-dehydrothromboxane B2 in urine using The Chronic Inflammation Test (https://chronicinflammationtest.com) after treatment with Anti-Aging Formula, control fish oil and inert placebo.

    Measured: Baseline to 90 days

  2. Omega-3 Index

    The concentration of EPA+DHA expressed as the Omega-3 index (https://omegaquant.com), after treatment with Anti-Aging Formula, control fish oil and inert placebo

    Measured: Baseline to 90 days

  3. Urinary 8-hydroxy-2' -deoxyguanosine (8- OHdG)

    The concentration of 8-OHdG in urine after treatment with Anti-Aging Formula, control fish oil and inert placebo.

    Measured: Baseline to 90 days

  4. Urinary 8-isoprostane

    The concentration of 8-isoprostane in urine after treatment with Anti-Aging Formula, control fish oil and inert placebo.

    Measured: Baseline to 90 days

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Blood pressure

    Blood pressure reported as mmHg (Systolic/Diastolic) after treatment with Anti-Aging Formula, control fish oil and inert placebo.

    Measured: Baseline to 90 days

  2. Resting heart rate

    Resting heart rate in beats per minute after treatment with Anti-Aging Formula, control fish oil and inert placebo.

    Measured: Baseline to 90 days

  3. Height

    Height in meters (m) after treatment with Anti-Aging Formula, control fish oil and inert placebo.

    Measured: Baseline to 90 Days

  4. Weight

    Weight in Kilograms (Kg) after treatment with Anti-Aging Formula, control fish oil and inert placebo.

    Measured: Baseline to 90 days

  5. Body Mass Index (BMI)

    Weight and height will be combined to calculate BMI as kg/m2 after treatment with Anti-Aging Formula, control fish oil and inert placebo.

    Measured: Baseline to 90 days

  6. General health/function

    Subjective assessment of general health/function using an in-house designed questionnaire after treatment with Anti-Aging Formula, control fish oil and inert placebo. The questionnaire consists of a list of 27 questions with answers on a scale from 0-4 that cover a variety of health indicators including pain, task oriented performance, mental and emotional well-being, appetite, etc. The resulting score defines General Health/Function as

    • Excellent 81-108
    • Good 54-80
    • Poor 27-53
    • Extremely poor 0-26

    Measured: Baseline to 90 days

  7. Physical activity rating

    Subjective assessment of physical activity using an in-house designed questionnaire after treatment with Anti-Aging Formula, control fish oil and inert placebo. Results are expressed as how many days per week (0-7) that the Subject exercised to a defined amount, where a greater number of days is considered better.

    Measured: Baseline to 90 days

  8. Perceived health status

    Subjective assessment of perceived health using an in-house designed questionnaire after treatment with Anti-Aging Formula, control fish oil and inert placebo. The results are expressed as the subjects' perceived health (degrees of good or bad) on the day that the questionnaire is completed using a scale of 0-100 where 0 is the worst imaginable health and 100 is the best imaginable health.

    Measured: Baseline to 90 days

  9. Mental well-being/depression

    Subjective assessment of mental well-being/depression using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 after treatment with Anti-Aging Formula, control fish oil and inert placebo. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 is available in the public domain, and is employed to capture data more focused on mental health indicators of depression. It is a version of the PRIME-MD diagnostic instrument for common mental disorders, which scores each of the nine DSM-IV criteria as "0" (not at all) to "3" (nearly every day). It has been validated for use in primary care to monitor severity of depression and response to treatment. Results are presented as a score ranging from 0-27, where 0-4 none, 5-9 mild, 10-14 moderate, 15-19 moderately severe, and 20-27 is severe depression.

    Measured: Baseline to 90 days

  10. Skin Condition

    Subjective assessment of skin condition using Observ 520 Skin Analysis (http://www.observ.uk.com/) after treatment with Anti-Aging Formula, control fish oil and inert placebo. Observ 520 Skin Analysis measures skin condition in the epidermal and dermal layers using skin fluorescence and polarized light illumination technology to produce visual indicators of skin's condition.The technology allows overlay of one photo on top of another to enable comparative changes before and after treatment. Numerical data will be created by comparing before and after treatment photos and assigning the descriptors: "improved", "unchanged", or "worsened" that correspond to the values +1, 0, or -1, respectively. The average numerical value from each of the three treatment arms will then be calculated and compared, which will be used as quantitative measures of the treatments' effects on skin condition.

    Measured: Baseline to 90 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Mar 2019
  2. Study startFeb 2020 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionJun 2021 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJun 2021 (estimated)

Why it stopped: Altered research priorities

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Phase IV, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, three-arm, parallel intervention study
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03862872
Sponsor's protocol ID
CT1801
Acronym
BENCHMARK
Status last verified
Dec 2019
First submitted
27 Feb 2019
Last updated
16 Jul 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Morse NL, Reid AJ, St-Onge M. An open-label clinical trial assessing the efficacy and safety of Bend Skincare Anti-Aging Formula on minimal erythema dose in skin. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2018 Mar;34(2):152-161. doi: 10.1111/phpp.12350. Epub 2017 Oct 11.

    PubMed 28884844

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Anti-Aging Formula in people with Inflammation and Skin Abnormalities, run by Bend Beauty Inc. at 1 site in Canada.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 22 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Jul 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Urinary 1-dehydrothromboxane B2 using The Chronic Inflammation Test (time frame: Baseline to 90 days). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03862872, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Jul 2020.

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