Can special curcumin formulas deliver more to your blood?
NCT ID NCT06177483
First seen Aug 07, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026
Summary
This trial compares how well the body absorbs curcumin from two specially formulated supplements—curQ+ and a liposomal version—versus a standard 95% curcumin extract. Healthy adults aged 18 to 75 take a single dose, and blood samples are collected over six hours to measure curcumin levels. The goal is to see if these enhanced formulations lead to greater absorption than the traditional extract.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- curQ+ (micellar curcumin), liposomal curcumin, and 95% curcumin extract
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to more effective curcumin supplements that deliver higher levels of the compound into the bloodstream.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study in healthy volunteers, so results may not apply to the general population or to people with health conditions. The formulations may not show a meaningful difference in absorption.
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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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25 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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18 to 75 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: 1. Male or Female subjects must be 18-75 years of age at the time of Screening. 2. Subjects must be willing to refrain from consuming the spice turmeric or any dietary supplements containing turmeric or curcumin (except for the study products) throughout the entire study and for 14 days prior to screening. 3. Subjects must be available for and willing to attend all evaluation visits. 4. Subjects must be able and willing to give informed consent. 5. Subjects participating in prior studies evaluating curQ+® or curcumin can participate in the present study so long as they are not currently taking a curcumin-containing supplement (including turmeric) and have not done so for 14 days prior to screening. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subject is currently receiving therapy with remission-inducing drugs (i.e. methotrexate, TNF biologics, etc.), immunosuppressive drugs (i.e. corticosteroids, transplantation medications, etc.). 2. Subjects must not have taken turmeric- or curcumin-containing dietary supplements within 14 days prior to screening evaluation. 3. Subject has been diagnosed with any clinically significant confounding metabolic disease or condition that would interfere with the study evaluation, as judged by the clinical investigator (slow or fast metabolism resulting from hypo- or hyper-thyroidism, Cushing's Syndrome, Diabetes (except for fully resolved gestational diabetes), etc.) or any conditions that would affect absorption in the GI tract (i.e. inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, Behçet's Syndrome, systemic sclerosis, etc.). 4. Subject has known allergy to any of the investigational products, including but not limited to turmeric, curcumin, coconut or coconut oil, and sunflower oil. If any subject becomes sensitive during the study, they will immediately be excluded from continuing in the study. 5. Subject's body weight is greater than 300 pounds (136.1 kg) at the time of Screening. 6. Subject is involved in any other research study involving an investigational product (drug, device or biologic) or a new application of an approved product, within 30 days of the first baseline evaluation. 7. Pregnant and/or breastfeeding women, or women who intend to become pregnant during the course of the study.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Texas Health Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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