Oral Nutraceutical Supplement With Standardized Botanicals in Males With Self-Perceived Thinning Hair and Loss
A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of an Oral Nutraceutical Supplement With Standardized Botanicals in Males With Self-Perceived Thinning Hair and Loss
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Enrollment
Phase
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
-
-
Illinois
-
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
- DeNova Research
-
-
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males between 21-45 years of age, inclusive
- Have self-reported thinning or hair loss for more than 3 months prior to screening
- Clinically confirmed to have hair loss or thinning by the investigator via physical exam, including subjects with male pattern hair loss with frontal and vertex patterns II, IIIv or IV using the Norwood Hamilton Hair Loss Scale (NHS).
- In good general health, as determined by the Investigator
- Willing and able to attend all study visits
- Willing to maintain the same hair style as at the Screening Visit for the duration of the study.
- Willing to use a mild non-medicated shampoo and conditioner for the duration of the study (medicated shampoo and conditioner refer to any prescription shampoo or conditioner as well as any over-the counter medicated shampoo or conditioner, such as those for treatment of dandruff or promoting hair growth)
- Be willing and able to cooperate with the requirements of the study.
- Voluntarily sign and date an informed consent agreement approved by the Institutional Review Board.
Be able to complete and understand the various rating instruments in English.
-
Exclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of alopecia areata or scarring forms of alopecia
- Scalp hair loss on the treatment area, due to disease, injury, or medical therapy
- Current skin disease (e.g., psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, skin cancer, eczema, sun damage, seborrheic dermatitis), cuts and or abrasions on the scalp or condition (e.g., sunburn, tattoos) on the treatment area that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might put the subject at risk or interfere with the study conduct or evaluations.
- History of surgical correction of hair loss on the scalp (i.e. Hair transplant).
- Use of any products or devices purported to promote scalp hair growth (e.g., finasteride or minoxidil) within the 6 months prior to the Baseline Visit.
- Use of anti-androgenic therapies (e.g., spironolactone, flutamide, cyproterone acetate, progesterone, and bicalutamide) within 3 months prior to the Baseline Visit.
- History of burning, flaking, itching, and stinging of the scalp.
- History of malignancy (except cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma) or currently undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatments.
- A known history of autoimmune thyroid disease, any other thyroid disorder/abnormality or other autoimmune disorders that in the opinion of the Investigator may interfere with the study treatment.
- A known history of depression or bipolar disease or any other condition that may impact the subject's participation in the opinion of the investigator.
- Recent utilization of low level lasers for hair growth.
- Any condition that the Investigator thinks may put the Subject at risk or interfere with their participation in the study.
- Known history or recent blood work indicating iron deficiency, bleeding disorders or platelet dysfunction syndrome as well as subjects receiving anticoagulant therapy or smokers with usage >20 cigarettes/day.
Use of any medications that are known to potentially cause hair loss or affect hair growth, as determined by the Investigator.
-
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
- Masking: Quadruple
Number of Arms
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / ArmParticipant Group / Arm |
Intervention / TreatmentIntervention / Treatment |
|---|---|
|
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
|
Placebo.
Take 4 capsules by mouth daily with a meal
|
|
Active Comparator: Oral Nutraceutical Supplement
|
Standardized Botanicals.
Take 4 capsules by mouth daily with a meal
|
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
|
Hair counts
Time Frame: Day 90, 180, 270, 360
|
The change in vellus and terminal hair counts / average number of hairs (N/cm2) within 2 ROIs
|
Day 90, 180, 270, 360
|
Secondary Outcome Measures
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
|---|---|
|
Shaft Thickness
Time Frame: Day 90, 180, 270, 360
|
Day 90, 180, 270, 360
|
|
Hair density
Time Frame: Day 90, 180, 270, 360
|
Day 90, 180, 270, 360
|
Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Primary Completion
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
First Posted
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Posted
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- HAIR 2018
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.
Clinical Trials on Hair Loss
-
NCT07300813Active, not recruitingFemale Pattern Hair Loss | Hair Loss | Hair Care
-
NCT00175617Completed
-
NCT07347145RecruitingEarly Female Pattern Hair Loss (FPHL)
-
NCT07300228CompletedEarly Female Pattern Hair Loss (FPHL)
-
NCT07096323Completed
-
NCT04435847CompletedMale Pattern Hair Loss
-
NCT04090801Completed
-
NCT02206802CompletedAlopecia | Female Pattern Hair Loss
-
NCT05943860CompletedDiffuse Hair Loss in Females
Clinical Trials on Oral Nutraceutical Supplement
-
NCT04132908Completed
-
NCT07352501Active, not recruitingWrist Injuries | Bone Fractures | Fracture of Distal Radius
-
NCT07538661CompletedChronic Periodontitis | Chronic Periodontitis Wth Diabetes Mellitus | Non-surgical Periodontal Treatment | Gingival Regeneration | Metabolic Repair
-
NCT06358716RecruitingGlucose Metabolism Disorders
-
NCT06146166Active, not recruiting
-
NCT03245047Completed
-
NCT02231047Unknown
-
NCT03525249Completed
-
NCT00926250TerminatedSarcopenia | Immune Senescence