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Curcumin vs. hangover: small study tests natural remedy
NCT ID NCT07585825
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a curcumin supplement (NatureU Cheers Friends Curcumin) could reduce hangover symptoms in 12 healthy adult men. Participants took either the curcumin or a standard hangover product before drinking alcohol, then reported their hangover severity the next morning. The goal was to see if curcumin offered better relief for common hangover issues like headache, fatigue, and nausea.
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- 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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12 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Jun 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 44 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Signed informed consent before the study and understood the study content, procedures, and possible adverse reactions. * Healthy adult man aged 20 to 48 years, inclusive. * Normal social drinking lifestyle and no alcohol dependence. * Aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase values within two standard deviations of the normal range. * Able to maintain normal healthy routines during the study. * Able to avoid other interfering supplements for 2 weeks before and during the study. * Abstained from alcohol for 24 hours before the study. * Abstained from caffeinated beverages, including coffee, tea, and energy drinks, for 12 hours before the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Known allergy or hypersensitivity to product ingredients, including magnolia bark, milk thistle extract, turmeric, or alcohol. * History of multiple drug or food allergies. * Acute or chronic inflammatory disease, including influenza A, within the previous month. * Hypertension. * Participation in any other clinical trial within 1 month before first use of the study product. * Clinically significant gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, neurologic, hematologic, endocrine, oncologic, pulmonary, immune, psychiatric, cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, or metabolic disease within the previous 6 months. * Acute illness or concomitant medication use from screening to first use of the study product. * Surgery within the previous 3 months. * Blood donation or major blood loss greater than 450 mL within the previous 3 months. * Difficulty swallowing. * Use of prescription or non-prescription medications affecting nutritional supplements or alcohol metabolism. * Any other factor judged by the investigator to make participation inappropriate.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dao County People's Hospital
Yongzhou, Hunan, 425300, China
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