Green Tea and Ultraviolet Light-induced Skin Damage

Stopped early · Phase 2 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Healthy

In brief

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether topically applied constituents of green tea \[caffeine or (-)-epigallocatechin gallate; EGCG\] have a protective effect on skin exposed to ultraviolet light (UV).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00134381

Run by

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

People needed

68

Starts

2003-05-01

Expected to finish

2012-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-09-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• The subjects will be normal adult volunteers who are 18 to 65 years of age.

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects who drink more than two cups of coffee, tea, or caffeinated soda/beverages per day.
• Subjects who are unable to get an erythemic response (i.e., a sunburn).

Where it is running

• UMDNJ Division of Clinical Pharmacology — New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

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