Healthy volunteers needed to test safety of popular supplement over 12 months
NCT ID NCT06717867
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is checking if taking a supplement called palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) every day for a year is safe for healthy adults. About 200 volunteers aged 18 and older will take either PEA or a placebo pill. Researchers will track side effects, vital signs, and blood tests over 12 months. This trial does not aim to treat any disease—it only looks at safety.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 years and older
- 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: * Adults (18 years and older) * Generally healthy * Able to provide informed consent * BMI 18.5 - 35.0 kg/m2 * Agree to not participate in another clinical trial during enrolment period Exclusion Criteria: * Current malignancy (excluding Basal Cell Carcinoma) or chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment for malignancy within the previous 2 years * Serious illness e.g., mood disorders (such as depression or bipolar disorder), anxiety, neurological disorders (such as MS), kidney disease, liver disease or heart conditions * Unstable illness (e.g., diabetes and thyroid gland dysfunction) * History of renal function impairment * Currently taking Coumadin (Warfarin), Heparin, Dalteparin, Enoxaparin or other anticoagulation therapy \[(excluding low dose aspirin (under 300 mg/day)\] * Regular consumption (\>4 times a week) of PEA over the past 2 weeks * Substance Abuse (illicit and/or prescription) Drug (prescription or illegal substances) abuse * Chronic past (within 12-months) and/or current alcohol use (\>14 alcoholic drinks week) * Pregnant or lactating women * Allergic, sensitive, or intolerant to any of the ingredients in active or placebo formula * Has a clinically significant abnormal finding on the medical assessment, medical history, or clinical laboratory results at screening. * Participants who are currently participating in any other clinical trial or who have participated in any other clinical trial during the past 1 month. * Any condition which in the opinion of the investigator makes the participant unsuitable for inclusion.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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RDC Clinical
Brisbane, Queensland, 4006, Australia
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