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CompletedNCT05031689Updated Sep 2, 2021

Green Banana Peel Extract for Melasma Treatment

A Phase 1 interventional study of SPF 30 sunscreen plus pharmaceutical formulation without green banana peel extract and SPF 30 sunscreen and pharmaceutical formulation containing green banana peel extract in Melasma, sponsored by Universidade do Vale do Sapucai. Completed at 1 site in Brazil. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-09-02.

Sponsored by Universidade do Vale do Sapucai · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
74
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
Female
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 10 studies in Melanosis with a site in Brazil — 4 open to participants now, 5 under way, none of them phase 3. Melanosis · Brazil.

Enrollment
7th of 10
74 · median 110
Started
2021
the only one that year
Phase 1
Only one
of the 10
Registered
3rd of 10
by date
Lead sponsor
1 of 10
Universidade do Vale do Sapucai

Among the 10 studies in Melanosis with a site in Brazil, this one is the 7th largest by enrollment, is the only one that started in 2021, is the only one in phase 1, and was the 3rd registered.

Melanosis

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Open to participants now

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Of the 19 Melanosis studies recruiting now, 8 (42%) set no upper age limit and 11 (58%) stop at 75 or younger; 1 take children under 18; 13 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 60 Years · female · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

To develop and evaluate a pharmaceutical formula based on green banana peel extract for the treatment of melasma.

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Objective: to develop and evaluate a pharmaceutical formula based on green banana peel extract for the treatment of melasma. Methods: it will be a clinical, interventional, longitudinal study, random sampling, Sample will have 60 patients divided into two groups. In the Control Group, SPF 30 sunscreen plus pharmaceutical formulation without green banana peel extract will be used, and in the Study Group, in addition to SPF 30 sunscreen, pharmaceutical formulation containing green banana peel extract will be used. Patients will undergo treatment for 90 days, evaluated every 30 days through clinical evaluation and MELASQol.

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Conditions studied

  • Melasma

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Keywords

  • Melasma
  • banana
  • skin
  • sunscreen
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Female patients with melasma.
  • Patients aged 18 years or over and 60 years or less.
  • Patients who agree to participate in the study. -

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have other types of facial hyperchromia.
  • Patients who give up, for any reason, to continue treatment.
  • Patients who have any type of allergic reaction to the product.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
74 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Placebo comparator
    SPF 30 and Placebo

    Control Group will use SPF 30 sunscreen plus pharmaceutical formulation without green banana peel extract

    Biological: SPF 30 sunscreen plus pharmaceutical formulation without green banana peel extract

  • Active comparator
    SPF 30 and pharmaceutical formulation with green banana peel

    In Study Group, in addition to the SPF 30 sunscreen, a pharmaceutical formulation containing the extract of the green banana peel will be used.

    Biological: SPF 30 sunscreen and pharmaceutical formulation containing green banana peel extract

Interventions

  • BiologicalSPF 30 sunscreen plus pharmaceutical formulation without green banana peel extract

    Control Group will use SPF 30 sunscreen plus pharmaceutical formulation without green banana peel extract

  • BiologicalSPF 30 sunscreen and pharmaceutical formulation containing green banana peel extract

    Study Group In addition to the SPF 30 sunscreen, a pharmaceutical formulation containing green banana peel extract will be used.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Clinical analysis of Melasma

    Analysis of the skin affected by Melasma will be performed with Melasma Area Severity Index (MASI), the most commonly used outcome measure for melasma.

    Time frame: 3 months

  2. Quality of life analysis

    Analysis of the quality of life of Melasma patients during the study will be performed using the MELASQol Instrument. It is a useful tool in assessing quality of life in patients with melasma.

    Time frame: 3 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Vale do Sapucaí University
    Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais 37550-000, Brazil
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Jun 2021 to primary completion in Jul 2021, 1 month.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Aug 20, 2021
First posted
Sep 2, 2021
StartActual
Jun 30, 2021
Primary completionActual
Jul 30, 2021
CompletionActual
Aug 10, 2021
Last update
Sep 2, 2021
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 2, 2021, 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
NCT05031689
Lead sponsor
Universidade do Vale do Sapucai
Responsible party
Adriana Rodrigues dos Anjos Mendonça (Principal Investigator, Universidade do Vale do Sapucai) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 2, 2021
Start date
Jun 30, 2021
Primary completion
Jul 30, 2021
Completion
Aug 10, 2021
Last update
Sep 2, 2021

Study contacts

Adriana R dos Anjos Mendonça, PhD
principal investigator · Vale do Sapucaí University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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