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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/04/085211 [Registered on: 21/04/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 17/04/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Other (Specify) [Cosmeceuitcal]  
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Safety and Efficacy assessment of product in reducing Skin Tan and enhancing skin brightening on Indian volunteers. 
Scientific Title of Study   Evaluation of the in vivo safety and efficacy of cosmetic formulations in conferring tan reduction and skin lightening or brightening benefits on Indian Volunteers.  
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
XXX-NF01-ZC-FR25; Version: Final 01; Dated: 09/04/2025  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Pooja Yadav 
Designation  Principal Investigator 
Affiliation  MASCOT-SPINCONTROL India Pvt. Ltd. 
Address  Sea Breeze Building, 9th Floor, Appasaheb Marathe Marg, Century Bazaar, Prabhadevi, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400025
India 
Phone  02243349191  
Fax    
Email  poojayadav@mascotspincontrol.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Pooja Yadav 
Designation  Principal Investigator 
Affiliation  MASCOT-SPINCONTROL India Pvt. Ltd. 
Address  Sea Breeze Building, 9th Floor, Appasaheb Marathe Marg, Century Bazaar, Prabhadevi, Mumbai, Maharashtra


MAHARASHTRA
400025
India 
Phone  02243349191  
Fax    
Email  poojayadav@mascotspincontrol.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Mohit Lalvani 
Designation  Study Director 
Affiliation  MASCOT-SPINCONTROL India Pvt. Ltd. 
Address  Sea Breeze Building, 9th Floor, Appasaheb Marathe Marg, Century Bazaar, Prabhadevi, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400025
India 
Phone  02243349191  
Fax    
Email  mohit.CTRI@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
ITC LIMITED ITC Life Sciences and Technology Centre, No. 3, 1st Main Road, Peenya Industrial Area, I Phase Peenya, Bangalore – 560058, INDIA  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  ITC LIMITED  
Address  ITC Life Sciences and Technology Centre, No. 3, 1st Main Road, Peenya Industrial Area, I Phase Peenya, Bangalore – 560058, INDIA  
Type of Sponsor  Other [Fast-Moving Consumer Goods] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Nil  NA 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Pooja Yadav  Mascot Spincontrol India Pvt. Ltd.   Sea Breeze Building, 9th Floor, Appasaheb Marathe Marg, Century Bazaar, Prabhadevi, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
02243349191

poojayadav@mascotspincontrol.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethos- An Institutional Ethics committee (Mumbai)  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Skin Tan, Dark spots or Marks 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Nil  NA 
Intervention  Sunscreen Cream  Product to be applied on Face and Forearms twice daily when indoors and every 40m on face and Sun exposed body parts when exposed to Sun. Frequency: Twice daily when indoors, about 3-4 times when out in Sun. Study Duration: 28 days Intervention Duration: The product is to be left on skin till the next occasion of skin cleansing. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  19.00 Year(s)
Age To  35.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  1.Healthy subjects
2.Skin that is healthy on the studied anatomic unit
3.Subjects with visible skin Tan on face and dorsal forearm, at least 1 shade darker than the Sun protected upper volar arm as per MASCOT’s Indian skin shade card.
4.Subjects with a Chromameter L value in the range of 40 to 60 on cheeks, and L value on volar upper arm of at least 2 units higher than the L value on forehead and dorsal forearm.
5.Atleast 20 Subjects with few dark spots (other than melasma or chloasma or rosacea or birth mark or moles or warts or chronic pigmentation) on face.
6.Volunteer who exhibit good tolerance to the investigational product with no signs of sensitivity.
7.Having Varied skin types
8.Subjects willing to abide by the study protocol, laid restrictions and consenting to visit the site for periodic assessments on the scheduled dates.

 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1)Subjects who have started, changed or stopped a hormonal treatment (hormonal contraception, Hormonal Replacement Therapy, thyroid …) in the past 3 months
2)Subjects who have taken an oral retinoid-based treatment in the past 6 months.
3)Subjects having had a local retinoid-based treatment on the studied areas in the previous month.
4)Subject having had beauty treatment (e.g. skin cleansing, exfoliation, scrub, mask) in the previous week.
5)Subjects having practiced water activities (swimming pool, sauna, hammam) in the previous week
6)Subjets having drunk or eaten caffeine based products (coffee, cola, tea, …), alcohol, highly spiced food or smoked in the two hours preceding the measurements.
7)Subject having practiced sport the day of start of the study.
8)subjects who are either pregnant or nursing.
9)Subjects who have participated in similar kind of investigation
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Case Record Numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1)Reduction in skin tan and related hyperpigmentation (Dark spots or blotches or patches, uneven tone).
2)Improvement in skin Lightening, Brightness or Radiance.  
Baseline, Post 1 product application, Post 24 hours after 1st product application, Day 14, Day 21 and Day 28 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Improvement in skin parameters like Color or complexion, Even tone, Hydration or Moisturization, Clarity, Texture, Softness or Suppleness, Skin brightness or Radiance or Glow, Smoothness compared to baseline as per Dermatologist’s assessment, Subjects’ self-assessment or Instrumental measurements   Baseline, Post 1 product application, Post 24 hours after 1st product application, Day 14, Day 21 and Day 28 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="35"
Sample Size from India="35" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "33"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="33" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   28/04/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) 28/05/2025 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="2"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

Study Summary:

 Study Duration: 28 days

Population: 35 Adult Indian Women with skin Tan

Assessments:

(a)       Dermatologists assessment

(b)       Subjects Self assessment

(c)       Instrumental Measurements of skin hydration, TEWL and microtopography

(d)      Digital Global Images (For 3-5 subjects)


 
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