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CompletedNCT02152865Updated Jun 2, 2014

Clinical Trial of Lupeol for Mild-moderate Acne

An interventional study of Lupeol and Control vehicle in Acne, sponsored by Seoul National University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Korea, Republic of. Open to participants aged 15 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-06-02.

Sponsored by Seoul National University Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
25
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
15 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

For the chemical lupeol isolated from eggplant, we applied it to one side of face, and applied vehicle control to another side for 8 -weeks. The study was performed in a 8-week, randomized controlled, split face fashion. Investigators evaluated safety and efficacy during baseline, 2 weeks, 4weeks, and 8 weeks after beginning of study.

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Conditions studied

  • Acne

Keywords

  • medication
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In context

Lead sponsor

Seoul National University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 1,860 studies on the registry; 275 are open to participants now.

Of its 12 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 2 (17%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
15 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients over the age 15 who were clinically diagnosed with mild to moderate acne vulgaris

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • ; known pregnancy or lactation, any medical illness that might influence the results of the study, a previous history of oral acne medication or surgical procedures including laser treatment within 6 month and topical medication within 4 weeks of study enrollment.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
25 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Lupeol

    Patients are supposed to apply lupeol on one side of face two times per day for 8 weeks

    Drug: Lupeol

  • Placebo comparator
    Control vehicle

    Patients are supposed to apply vehicle control to another side of face two times per day for 8 weeks

    Drug: Control vehicle

Interventions

  • DrugLupeol

    Patients are supposed to apply lupeol cream to one side of their face two times per day for 8 weeks.

    Also known as: no brand name

  • DrugControl vehicle

    Patients are supposed to apply their control vehicle to the other side of their face for 8 weeks

    Also known as: No brand name

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Acne lesion counts as a measure of efficacy

    Both inflammatory \& non-inflammatory acne lesions of both of their facial sides

    Time frame: 8 weeks after beginning of applications

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants with Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability

    Among total patients enrolled in this study, number of patients either experiencing objective adverse events or subjective uncomfortableness were counted

    Time frame: 8 weeks after beggning of applications

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Study locations

1 site
  • Seoul National University Hospital
    Seoul, 110-744, Korea, Republic of
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 2, 2014, 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
NCT02152865
Lead sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Responsible party
Dae Hun Suh (Professor, Seoul National University Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 2, 2014
Start date
Dec 2009
Primary completion
May 2014
Completion
May 2014
Last update
Jun 2, 2014
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