To explore the effect of powdered food supplementation on skin.
Conditions
Interventions
Duration: 8weeks. Test materials: Powdered food. Does: 2 portions per day.
Duration: 8weeks. Test materials: Powdered placebo food. Does: 2 portions per day.
Sponsors
MORINAGA & CO.,Ltd.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Healthy postmenopausal subjects from 55 to 65 years old. 2.BMI is >= 18.5 kg/m^2 and < 25.0 kg/m^2. 3.Subjects who concern with rough skin. 4.Subjects who keep regular daily life and sleep as possible. 5.Subjects who can visit the examination place on a fixed schedule. 6.Subjects who can cooperate with weight measurement, a questionnaire and skin measurement at the examination place. 7.Subjects who can intake test food dissolved with hot water etc., twice a day during the examination. 8.Subjects who can fill up the examination record everyday.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Subjects who have food allergy. Especially subjects who are sensitive to gelatin. 2.Subjects who have possibility of hay fever. 3.Subjects who have been medical history of physical disorder when they took supplements. 4.Subjects who are diabetes or hypercholesterolemia. 5.Subjects who take medicine and/or food for specified health use. 6.Subjects who took supplements and/or drink for improvement of skin condition within 1 month. 7.Subjects who smoke. 8.Subjects who had laser treatment and/or peeling treatment within 1 year. 9.Subjects who regularly have beauty treatment or plan to have beauty treatment. 10.Subjects who have possibility of excessive sunburn.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measurement of skin condition. (measurement time: 0, 4, 8 weeks after intervention) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measurement of visual analog scale. (measurement time: 0, 4, 8 weeks after intervention) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactInagaki, Hiroyuki
MORINAGA & CO.,Ltd. Research Institute
Outcome results
None listed