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CompletedNCT01919359Updated Jun 1, 2018

A Study of Nutritional Supplementation in Altering Ecchymosis, Erythema and Health Outcomes Associated With Aesthetic Procedures

An interventional study of Multizyme Cellular Vitality Cyruta Plus SHEP in Ecchymosis and Erythema Commonly Associated With Soft Tissue Filler Injections, sponsored by DeNova Research. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-06-01.

Sponsored by DeNova Research · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
108
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Nutritional supplementation is more effective than placebo in the reduction of redness and bruising following facial ablative laser resurfacing treatments and following soft tissue filler injections to the lips and/or malar areas.

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Conditions studied

  • Ecchymosis and Erythema Commonly Associated With Soft Tissue Filler Injections

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Keywords

  • ablative laser
  • soft tissue filler
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In context

Ecchymosis

38 studies on the registry are indexed under Ecchymosis; 6 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 108 is above the median of 66 across 34 interventional studies indexed under Ecchymosis.

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Lead sponsor

DeNova Research is the lead sponsor of 19 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 1 (17%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Males and females aged 18 or greater.
  2. Subjects requesting full facial ablative laser resurfacing treatment or soft tissue filler augmentation to the lips and/or malar areas.
  3. Subjects willing to abstain from exclusionary procedures in the treatment area (i.e., injectable fillers, laser or chemical resurfacing, botulinum toxin type A, facial cosmetic surgery).
  4. Willingness and ability to comply with protocol requirements, including returning for follow-up visits and abstaining from exclusionary procedures for the duration of the study.
  5. Subjects of must have a negative urine pregnancy test result at Visit 1 and be willing able to use an acceptable method of (e.g., barrier methods used with a spermicidal agent, hormonal methods, IUD, surgical sterilization, abstinence) during the study. Women will not be considered of childbearing potential if one of the following is documented on the medical history:

    • for at least 12 months prior to study drug administration
    • without a uterus and/or both ovaries
    • has had a bilateral tubal ligation for at least 6 months prior to study drug administration.
    • absence of an other physical condition according to the PI's discretion
  6. Willingness and ability to provide written photo consent and adherence to photography procedures (i.e., removal of jewelry and makeup).
  7. Willingness and ability to provide written prior to performance of any study related procedure.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusionary Criteria

  1. Subjects who are pregnant, nursing, planning to become pregnant, and/or not using a reliable form of .
  2. Subjects with a known allergy or sensitivity to any component of the study treatment or anesthesia.
  3. Subjects who have had prior exposure to any permanent filler in the area(s) to be treated.
  4. Ablative skin resurfacing on the malar area within the previous 6 months.
  5. Current history of nutritional supplementation (14 day )
  6. Retinoid, microdermabrasion, or prescription level glycolic acid treatments to the malar area within 2 weeks prior to study participation or during the study.
  7. Active infection in the malar area (e.g., acute acne lesions or ulcers).
  8. Current history of chronic drug or alcohol abuse.
  9. History of disease.
  10. Current history of blood thinners (aspirin, ibuprofen, naprosyn, herbal supplements, Vitamin E, etc.)
  11. Current history of tobacco use
  12. Concurrent therapy that, in the investigator's opinion, would interfere with the evaluation of the safety or efficacy of the study medication.
  13. Subjects who anticipate the need for surgery or overnight hospitalization during the study.
  14. Subjects who, in the Investigator's opinion, have a history of poor cooperation, non¬compliance with medical treatment or unreliability.
  15. Enrollment in any active study involving the use of devices or drugs.

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Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

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Washout period

A planned gap after a treatment, so that its effects can lessen before the study treatment or a study assessment. Ask the study team and the doctor who prescribed it before changing any medicine.

Autoimmune disease

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Investigational drug or device

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
108 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Facial filler w/vitamin,Placebo/Resurfacing w/vitamin, placebo

    Multizyme 150C 2 caps 2 times/day between meals Day of tx for 30 days Cyruta Plus 90T 1 cap 3 times/day 30 days before and after tx or Multizyme 150C 2caps 2 times/day between meals Day of Tx for 30 days; SHEP 2caps 2 times/day 30 days before and after Tx Cellular Vitality 90C 1cap 3 times/day 30 days before and after Tx

    Dietary Supplement: Multizyme Cellular Vitality Cyruta Plus SHEP

  • Placebo comparator
    Soft Tissue filler sugar pill

    Placebo Analog 2tabs 2 times/day between meals; Day of tx for 30 days; Placebo Analog 1tab 3 times/day 30 days before and after tx or Placebo Analog (A) 2 1cap 2 times/day between meals; Day of Tx for 30 days Placebo Analog (B) 2caps 2 times/day 30 days before and after Tx Placebo Analog (C) 1cap 3 times/day 30 days before and after Tx

    Dietary Supplement: Multizyme Cellular Vitality Cyruta Plus SHEP

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementMultizyme Cellular Vitality Cyruta Plus SHEP
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Canfield Vectra Photography

    The Primary objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of nutritional supplements for the reduction of ecchymosis and erythema associated with aesthetic procedures. Reduction in ecchymosis and erythema will be determined by evaluation of red, green and blue color values of 3D patient photography using the Canfield Vectra.

    Time frame: baseline, within 30 minutes post injection/laser, Day 1, Day 3, Day 7 and Day 30.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Heatherton & Polivy State Self-Esteem (HPSS) Scale, (SkinReplica) at Day 30 as compared to baseline (ablative laser group only, Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (GAIS,

    to evaluate the effects of nutritional supplementation with the following assessments: Improvement in self-esteem at all follow-up visits compared to baseline as assessed using the Heatherton \& Polivy State Self-Esteem (HPSS) Scale Improvement in fine lines and wrinkles in the crow's feet area as assessed using silicon profilometry (SkinReplica) at Day 30 as compared to baseline (ablative laser group only) Improvement in aesthetic appearance at all follow-up visits as assessed by the subject's assessments of photography from the Canfield Vectra 3D Imaging Severity of ecchymosis assessed using a 5-point categorical scale within 30 minutes post injection/laser and all subsequent follow up visits Severity of erythema as assessed using a 4-point scale within 30 minutes post injection/laser and all subsequent follow up visits Subject satisfaction with healing assessed at Day 7 and 30 Severity and duration of adverse events measured by 30-day patient diary

    Time frame: 30 min post injections- 30 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • DeNova Research
    Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 1, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01919359
Lead sponsor
DeNova Research
Collaborators
Standard Process Inc.
Responsible party
Steven H. Dayan (Principal Investigator, DeNova Research) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 9, 2013
Start date
Jul 2013
Primary completion
Jul 2014
Completion
Oct 2015
Last update
Jun 1, 2018

Study contacts

Steven H Dayan, MD FACS
principal investigator · DeNova Research

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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