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Astaxanthine clinical trials

Also written Astaxanthin.

studies test it
34
open now
6
in phase 3
3
first study started
2010

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Approvals

The first approval found in each region, with its record

United States
Not in FDA's approval records
European Union
Not in EMA's list of EU-wide authorisations

From FDA's Drugs@FDA and Purple Book (through openFDA) and the European Medicines Agency, files of Sept 2026 and 27 Oct 2026. National approvals in Europe and other countries are not included. How this is worked out

How studies write it

Studies that test it under each name

Name

Astaxanthin Oral Capsule
5
Astaxanthine
2

Brand

BioAstin
1

Other names

Astaxanthin
22
Astaxanthin 8 mg
1
astaxanthin 4 mg
1
astaxanthin 6 mg
1

Studies by the year they started

34 studies that test it; most in 2018 (4)

Studies that test astaxanthine, by start year
YearStudies
20103
20143
20152
20161
20184
20204
20213
20224
20231
20244
20252
20263

By phase

A phase 1/2 study counts in both.

Early Phase 1
1
Phase 1
1
Phase 2
4
Phase 3
3
Phase 4
2
No phase
25

What it is tested for

Each study’s main condition, where its own words name it, so a study counts once.

Osteoarthritis, Knee
3
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
1
Mental Fatigue
1
Fatigue
1
Alzheimer Disease
1
Metabolic Syndrome
1
Alopecia
1
Ischemic Stroke
1
Infertility, Male
1
Dyslipidemias
1
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
1
Inflammation
1

Who runs them

Industry 9 · Other 25

University of North Alabama (3) · Seoul National University Hospital (2) · Duke University (1) · Beijing Sport University (1) · Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital (1) · Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (1) · University of California, San Diego (1) · Appalachian State University (1)

Often tested with

Tested in the same studies.

Protandim (1) · Melatonin (1) · Mitoquinone (1) · Nigella sativa oil (1) · Omega-3 fatty acid (1) · Keratins (1) · Ceramides (1) · Lycopene (1)

Studies

Open first, then newest update. How each study uses astaxanthine is read from its arms, and is right about nine times in ten. Ask us to read each study. These are the studies that list it as an intervention; a search of ClinicalTrials.gov also finds studies that mention it only in a description, such as earlier treatment.

Testing it · 34

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Codes

What other systems call astaxanthine · ClinicalTrials.gg INT002353

  • MeSH (NLM) C005948astaxanthineConfirmed ClinicalTrials.gov, NLM, Wikidata
  • UNII (FDA) 8XPW32PR7IASTAXANTHINConfirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata
  • RxNorm 18451Confirmed FDA, Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q413740astaxanthinConfirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata
  • NCI Thesaurus C63653AstaxanthinConfirmed FDA, Wikidata
  • DrugBank DB06543One source Wikidata

“Confirmed” means two independent publishers link the code to this drug; “one source”, one does and its name agrees.