Popular hair and nail vitamin may skew your blood work
NCT ID NCT07302880
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how taking biotin (vitamin B7) supplements can interfere with certain blood tests. Researchers will give 24 healthy adults either a single dose of biotin (10 mg or 100 mg) or a placebo, then take blood samples over several hours to see how test results change. The goal is to understand when the interference is strongest and how long it lasts.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- biotin (vitamin B7)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors know how long to wait after taking biotin before getting accurate blood test results.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 24 healthy participants, so findings may not apply to everyone or to all types of blood tests.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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20 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria: * Male or female between 20-70 years of age at time of screening * Body mass index of 18.6-25 kg/m2 Exclusion criteria: * Severe liver disease (estimated by FIB4 score \> 3.25) * Type 2 diabetes according to ADA criteria (estimated by HbA1c levels of ≥ 48 mmol/mol) * Significant history of alcoholism or drug/chemical abuse as per investigators judgement * Kidney disease defined as serum creatinine levels ≥ 126 μmol/L for male and ≥ 111 μmol/L for female or eGFR \< 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 * Cardiac problems (defined as troponin T levels \> 10 ng/L for woman and \>19 ng/L for men) or including any of the following, based on medical history: * Classified as being in New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV * Angina pectoris (chest pain) within the last 6 months * Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) within last 2 years * Cancer within the past 1 year * Anemia (hemoglobin \<8.3 mmol/L for men and \<7.3 mmol/L for women) * Pregnancy (requires negative pregnancy test) or breast feeding * Smoking * Any medicine, acute illness (within the last two weeks) or other circumstances that in the opinion of the investigator might endanger the participants' safety or compliance with the protocol
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, Denmark