Impact of personalized low glycemic nutrition as compared to standard dietary recommendations (based on the German nutrition society, DGE) on skin conditions in acne patients and healthy controls with oily skin

Impact of personalized low glycemic nutrition as compared to standard dietary recommendations (based on the German nutrition society, DGE) on skin conditions in acne patients and healthy controls with oily skin - /

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00018946

Enrollment

390

Registered

2019-10-28

Start date

2019-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

L70

Interventions

Group 1: personalized low-glycemic nutrition, 8 weeks, acne patients and skin healthy individuals Group 2: general nutrition following DGE-guidelines, 8 weeks, acne patients and skin healthy individua

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Knowledge of German language Android- or iOS-Smartphones all sexes Acne: clinically proben (facial Acne papulopustulosa or Acne papulopustulosa et comedonica), mild to moderate (Grade 2 - 8 according Leeds Scale of Acne Grading), al least 10 inflammatory lesions, no treatment other than OTC control group: healthy skin of all types

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: medical acne treatment antibiotics pre- or probiotics pregnancy, breast feeding underweight or obesity (BMI < 18,5 kg/m2, BMI = 30 kg/m2) inflammatory skin condition other than acne intestinal diseases malignant diseases Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes mellitus food intolerance/allergies autoimmune diseases eating disorders drug addiction shift work

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Acne: Improvement of skin determined by: i) inflammatory lesions (face), ii) acne score, iii) sebum quantity and quality (before and after nutrition intervention) Skin healthy individuals: Improvement of skin determined by: i) self assessment. ii) sebum quantity and quality (before and after nutrition intervention)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Applicability of personalized, low-glycemic nutrition advice in treatment of acne patients and other acne-relevant parameters to quantify impact on skin; inflammatory parameters (lipids, immense cells, growth hormones in blood), microbiome before and after nutrition intervention, self assessment with relation to skin and wellbeing	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactElke Gülden

Beiersdorf AG, Front End InnovationManager Gut-to-Skin Axis

elke.guelden@beiersdorf.com+49 40 4909-4194

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026