Efficacy of Nutrition Supplement for Treatment of Men With Hair Loss
Androgenetic Alopecia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Androgenetic Alopecia focused on measuring Androgenetic Alopecia, Male, Baldness, hair loss pattern
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy males between 18-40 years of age.
- No abnormality in blood tests analysis
- Present with mild to moderate androgenic alopecia (AGA) graded IIv, IIIv, IV or V according to the Hamilton-Norwood classification
- Willingness to use the same shampoo, refrain from change in hair style, and refrain from hair dyeing during the study.
- Willingness to refrain from any therapy affecting hair during the study
- Willingness to have photographs of the treated area taken.
- Willingness to follow the treatment schedule and post treatment follow-up.
- Willingness not participate on other studies during the study course
Exclusion Criteria:
General
- Having a known allergy to any of the ingredients in the test products;
Participation in a study of another device or drug within one month prior to enrollment or during the study.
Hair treatments/ scalp condition
- Undergone hair transplant surgery, scalp reduction surgery
- Having hair weave or tattooing of the alopecic area.
- Other hair loss disorders, such as alopecia areata, scarring alopecia.
Suffering from any active dermatological condition in the treated area such as scalp atrophy, which in the opinion of the investigator might interfere with clinical evaluation.
Medications
Use of the following medications within the past 6 months:
- Prescription or over-the-counter systemic or topical treatment specific for androgenic alopecia (such as minoxidil, finasteride, dutasteride).
- 5α-reductase inhibitors for prostate conditions (e.g. benign prostate hyperplasia, prostate cancer) and hormone replacement therapy for transgenders
- Medications with anti-androgenic properties (cyproterone, spironolactone, ketoconazole, flutamide, progesterone, and bicalutamide)
- Medications that can potentially cause hypertrichosis (e.g. cyclosporine, diazoxide, phenothiazines, zidovudine, tamoxifen, carpronium chloride),
Medications that can potentially cause alopecia such as oral glucocorticoids, lithium, phenothiazines, tamoxifen.
Use of the following medications within the past 3 months:
- Botanicals/nutraceuticals for hair growth
Steroids - systemic steroids for more than 14 days (e.g. corticosteroids, anabolic steroids) or topical steroids on the area of hair loss.
Other medical conditions
- Suffering from significant concurrent illness, such as cardiac disorders, diabetes (type I or II), uncontrolled hypertension, symptomatic hypotension, hyper/hypo thyroidism, or pertinent neurological disorders.
- Suffering from serious medical condition that could adversely affect hair loss such as immunosuppression/immune deficiency disorders (including HIV), history of cancer or having/undergoing any form of treatment for active cancer, connective tissue disorder, inflammatory bowel disease
- As per the Investigator's discretion, any physical or mental condition which might make it unsafe for the subject to participate in this study.
Sites / Locations
- Dr David Friedman Laser & Skin Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
HCap Formula
Placebo
Pill of HCap Formula every other day for 6 month during the treatment phase; Follow up phase: nothing.
Same as treatment with placebo pills