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| Almond Board of California | OTHER |
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This study will assess the effect of almond supplementation on acne and on gut health.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Almonds | Experimental | Daily consumption of almonds. |
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| Control Snack | Placebo Comparator | Daily non-nut snack will be consumed. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Food: whole almonds | Other | 60g of whole almonds will be consumed daily. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Total lesion count | Number of of inflammatory lesions, and open and closed comedones | 20 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Inflammatory lesion count | Number of inflammatory lesions | 12 weeks |
| Inflammatory lesion count | Number of inflammatory lesions | 20 weeks |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Jessica Maloh | Contact | 9167502463 | jessica@integrativeskinresearch.com |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Integrative Skin Science and Research | Recruiting | Sacramento | California | 95819 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000152 | Acne Vulgaris |
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| D017486 | Acneiform Eruptions |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D012625 | Sebaceous Gland Diseases |
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| Food: non-nut snack |
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A non-nut snack will be consumed daily. |
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| Non-inflammatory lesion count | Number of open and closed comedones | 12 weeks |
| Non-inflammatory lesion count | Number of open and closed comedones | 20 weeks |
| Investigator global assessment (IGA) of acne | Validated scale for global assessment of acne. Scale of 0-4, 4 indicating greater severity. | 12 weeks |
| Investigator global assessment (IGA) of acne | Validated scale for global assessment of acne. Scale of 0-4, 4 indicating greater severity. | 20 weeks |
| Quality of Life Survey | Dermatology quality of life index survey assessment (DQLI). Scale is 0 to 30, the higher the score the greater impairments to quality of life. | 12 weeks |
| Quality of Life Survey | Dermatology quality of life index survey assessment (DQLI). Scale is 0 to 30, the higher the score the greater impairments to quality of life. | 20 weeks |
| Sebum excretion | Measure of skin sebum via sebumeter. | 12 weeks |
| Sebum excretion | Measure of skin sebum via sebumeter | 20 weeks |
| Gut microbiome assessment | Gut microbiome shift for short-chain fatty acid producing bacteria via stool sample | 12 weeks |
| Gut microbiome assessment | Gut microbiome shift for short-chain fatty acid producing bacteria via stool sample | 20 weeks |
| Skin microbiome diversity | Shift in the Shannon diversity of the skin microbiome through adhesive strip and swab collection. | 12 weeks |
| Skin microbiome diversity | Shift in the Shannon diversity of the skin microbiome through adhesive strip and swab collection. | 20 weeks |