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AgingHealthSpanNCT05202652

Evaluation of Anti-oxidant, Anti-aging and Wellbeing Effects of a Novel Nutraceutical Formulation (HealthSpan)

A study testing HealthSpan in people with Aging and Well Aging, run by National Hellenic Research Foundation at 1 site in Greece.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The study was designed as a randomized, placebo-controlled trial with follow-up at 3 months. The study is in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Institutional Bioethical Committee of the National Hellenic Research Foundation. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 29 to 85 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Aging, Well Aging, Oxidative Stress
What is being tested?
HealthSpan
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
122 participants
Where
1 siteGreece
Study dates
1 Sep 2019to 31 Aug 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 29 to 85 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • residence in the Athens metropolitan area
  • age 29-85

Who cannot join

  • diagnosed cancer, subjects that were under chemotherapy, therapy with biological factors and radiotherapy
  • use of nutritional supplements during the clinical trial period
  • diagnosed autoimmune diseases or other chronic diseases
  • subjects that had lived less than 50% of their life in the country that is their current residence.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Greece1 site
  • Institute of Chemical Biology of National Hellenic Research Foundation

    Athens, Attica, 11635

Other trials in Greece

About this study

Official title: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Prospective Trial for the Evaluation of Anti-oxidant, Anti-aging and Wellbeing Effects of a Novel Nutraceutical Formulation (HealthSpan)

The study was designed as a randomized, placebo-controlled trial with follow-up at 3 months. The study is in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Institutional Bioethical Committee of the National Hellenic Research Foundation. All the study participants received informative material, filled a questionnaire regarding the self-assessment of their health status and nutritional habits, and signed their written informed consent. In total, excluding the participants that did not return for the follow-up (dropouts), 122 apparently healthy volunteers of age 29-85 were followed, with 43 of them being randomly assigned in the placebo subgroup and 79 receiving the composition of the present invention.

Read the detailed description

The study was designed as a randomized, placebo-controlled trial with follow-up at 3 months. The study is in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Institutional Bioethical Committee of the National Hellenic Research Foundation. All the study participants received informative material, filled a questionnaire regarding the self-assessment of their health status and nutritional habits, and signed their written informed consent. Patients eligible for the inclusion criteria were randomized into two groups: the group of healthy adult volunteers that received a capsule with the active formulation and those the received the placebo (a capsule with only the carrier substance magnesium stearate) In total, excluding the participants that did not return for the follow-up (dropouts), 122 apparently healthy volunteers of age 29-85 were followed, with 43 of them being randomly assigned in the placebo subgroup and 79 receiving the composition of the present invention.

Being tested
HealthSpan, Placebo
Keywords
nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, antioxidant defense, proteostasis, well-being

What participants receive

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

  • HealthSpanDietary supplement

    The intervention was conducted on a group of healthy volunteers of age 29-85 with a once-daily administration of the oral capsule containing the active ingredients, for three consecutive months.

  • PlaceboDietary supplement

    The intervention was conducted on a group of healthy volunteers of age 29-85 with a once-daily administration of the placebo, for three consecutive months.

Study groups in NCT05202652
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Control GroupPlacebo comparatorThe control group received a three month supply of 90 vegetal capsules of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, each of them containing 455mg of the carrier substance (magnesium stearate)
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Placebo
HealthSpan(HS) GroupActive comparatorThe HS group received a three month supply of 90 vegetal capsules of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, each of them containing the 455mg of the mixture of the active compounds along with the carrier.
Receives: Dietary Supplement: HealthSpan

What is being measured

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

  1. Effect of the formulation on oxidized proteins' levels

    Oxidative stress states can be indicative of an impaired antioxidant defense. The study focused on the assessment of oxidative stress status by the protein carbonyls' levels before and after the intervention.

    Measured: 3 months

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Analysis of the effect of the formulation on oxidized proteins' levels adjusted for sex, age, and lifestyle habits of the sample as assessed in the study's questionnaire

    Analysis adjusted for specific parameters to reveal potential confounders of the primary outcome of the intervention.

    Measured: 3 months

  2. Correlation of levels of oxidized proteins and measured 20S proteasome levels

    Oxidized proteins are the preferred substrates for enzymatic degradation by the proteasome. The study also investigated the interrelation between those two biomarkers in order to assess the effect of the intervention in proteasomal proteolysis.

    Measured: 3 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted21 Jan 2022
  2. Study start1 Sep 2019
  3. Primary completion30 Sep 2020
  4. Study completion31 Aug 2021

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
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
122 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05202652
Sponsor's protocol ID
HealthSpan Trial
Acronym
HealthSpan
Status last verified
Jan 2022
First submitted
22 Dec 2021
Last updated
21 Jan 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Data of the study (statistical analysis, demographics) will be shared upon forthcoming publication.

Publications

  • Beckman KB, Ames BN. The free radical theory of aging matures. Physiol Rev. 1998 Apr;78(2):547-81. doi: 10.1152/physrev.1998.78.2.547.

    PubMed 9562038
  • Beekman M, Blanche H, Perola M, Hervonen A, Bezrukov V, Sikora E, Flachsbart F, Christiansen L, De Craen AJ, Kirkwood TB, Rea IM, Poulain M, Robine JM, Valensin S, Stazi MA, Passarino G, Deiana L, Gonos ES, Paternoster L, Sorensen TI, Tan Q, Helmer Q, van den Akker EB, Deelen J, Martella F, Cordell HJ, Ayers KL, Vaupel JW, Tornwall O, Johnson TE, Schreiber S, Lathrop M, Skytthe A, Westendorp RG, Christensen K, Gampe J, Nebel A, Houwing-Duistermaat JJ, Slagboom PE, Franceschi C; GEHA consortium. Genome-wide linkage analysis for human longevity: Genetics of Healthy Aging Study. Aging Cell. 2013 Apr;12(2):184-93. doi: 10.1111/acel.12039. Epub 2013 Feb 6.

    PubMed 23286790
  • Catalgol B, Ziaja I, Breusing N, Jung T, Hohn A, Alpertunga B, Schroeder P, Chondrogianni N, Gonos ES, Petropoulos I, Friguet B, Klotz LO, Krutmann J, Grune T. The proteasome is an integral part of solar ultraviolet a radiation-induced gene expression. J Biol Chem. 2009 Oct 30;284(44):30076-86. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M109.044503. Epub 2009 Aug 18.

    PubMed 19690165
  • Chondrogianni N, Tzavelas C, Pemberton AJ, Nezis IP, Rivett AJ, Gonos ES. Overexpression of proteasome beta5 assembled subunit increases the amount of proteasome and confers ameliorated response to oxidative stress and higher survival rates. J Biol Chem. 2005 Mar 25;280(12):11840-50. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M413007200. Epub 2005 Jan 20.

    PubMed 15661736
  • Gonos E. Proteasome activation as a novel anti-aging strategy. Free Radic Biol Med. 2014 Oct;75 Suppl 1:S7. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.10.842. Epub 2014 Dec 10.

    PubMed 26461417
  • Kapetanou M, Chondrogianni N, Petrakis S, Koliakos G, Gonos ES. Proteasome activation enhances stemness and lifespan of human mesenchymal stem cells. Free Radic Biol Med. 2017 Feb;103:226-235. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.12.035. Epub 2016 Dec 27.

    PubMed 28034832
  • Weber D, Stuetz W, Toussaint O, Debacq-Chainiaux F, Dolle MET, Jansen E, Gonos ES, Franceschi C, Sikora E, Hervonen A, Breusing N, Sindlinger T, Moreno-Villanueva M, Burkle A, Grune T. Associations between Specific Redox Biomarkers and Age in a Large European Cohort: The MARK-AGE Project. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017;2017:1401452. doi: 10.1155/2017/1401452. Epub 2017 Jul 19.

    PubMed 28804532
  • Santoro A, Pini E, Scurti M, Palmas G, Berendsen A, Brzozowska A, Pietruszka B, Szczecinska A, Cano N, Meunier N, de Groot CP, Feskens E, Fairweather-Tait S, Salvioli S, Capri M, Brigidi P, Franceschi C; NU-AGE Consortium. Combating inflammaging through a Mediterranean whole diet approach: the NU-AGE project's conceptual framework and design. Mech Ageing Dev. 2014 Mar-Apr;136-137:3-13. doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2013.12.001. Epub 2013 Dec 14.

    PubMed 24342354
  • Lopez-Otin C, Blasco MA, Partridge L, Serrano M, Kroemer G. The hallmarks of aging. Cell. 2013 Jun 6;153(6):1194-217. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.05.039.

    PubMed 23746838
  • Aunan JR, Watson MM, Hagland HR, Soreide K. Molecular and biological hallmarks of ageing. Br J Surg. 2016 Jan;103(2):e29-46. doi: 10.1002/bjs.10053.

    PubMed 26771470
  • Chondrogianni N, Voutetakis K, Kapetanou M, Delitsikou V, Papaevgeniou N, Sakellari M, Lefaki M, Filippopoulou K, Gonos ES. Proteasome activation: An innovative promising approach for delaying aging and retarding age-related diseases. Ageing Res Rev. 2015 Sep;23(Pt A):37-55. doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2014.12.003. Epub 2014 Dec 23.

    PubMed 25540941
  • Gonos ES, Kapetanou M, Sereikaite J, Bartosz G, Naparlo K, Grzesik M, Sadowska-Bartosz I. Origin and pathophysiology of protein carbonylation, nitration and chlorination in age-related brain diseases and aging. Aging (Albany NY). 2018 May 17;10(5):868-901. doi: 10.18632/aging.101450.

    PubMed 29779015
  • Athanasopoulou S, Chondrogianni N, Santoro A, Asimaki K, Delitsikou V, Voutetakis K, Fabbri C, Pietruszka B, Kaluza J, Franceschi C, Gonos ES. Beneficial Effects of Elderly Tailored Mediterranean Diet on the Proteasomal Proteolysis. Front Physiol. 2018 May 1;9:457. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00457. eCollection 2018.

    PubMed 29765333

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing HealthSpan in people with Aging and Well Aging, run by National Hellenic Research Foundation at 1 site in Greece.

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 2 inclusion and 4 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Jan 2022. 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 Greece. 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 is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Effect of the formulation on oxidized proteins' levels (time frame: 3 months). 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 NCT05202652, which also lists 13 linked publications.

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 21 Jan 2022.

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