Active clinical trials for "Alopecia"

5% topical minoxidil is the maximum dosage approved by the US FDA for the treatment of female pattern hair loss. While topical minoxidil exhibits a good safety profile, the efficacy in the overall population is relatively low i.e., 30-40% re-grow hair. The primary purpose of this study is to assess if a higher dosage of topical minoxidil dosage (15%) will increase the number of responders among female subjects that have been identified through IVD testing as non-responders to 5% topical minoxidil.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of fractionated ablative 10,600nm CO2 laser assisted delivery of 2% minoxidil solution in the treatment of MPHL. In this cohort study, patients will randomly be assigned stand-alone laser treatment, laser assisted drug delivery of minoxidil 2% solution, and laser assisted drug delivery of minoxidil 2% solution plus at home 5% minoxidil treatment. The primary endpoints will be to assess the change from baseline in investigator and subject Hair Growth Assessments (HGA), Hair Growth Index (HGI) and the Hair Growth Satisfaction Scale (HGSS) over 8-12 weeks in each of the three groups. The secondary endpoints will be expert assessment of hair density from baseline and evaluation of safety and adverse events, and pharmacokinetic (PK) data.

This study aims to examine whether the PSCS2 is effective in reducing chemotherapy-induced alopecia in woman with breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy. Female adults who are newly diagnosed with stage 1-3 breast cancer and expected to receive Adriamycin or/and Taxane will participate in the study. The study design is a open label, randomized controlled trial. The patients will be randomly assigned to intervention or control groups. Intervention patients will have applied scalp cooling during 4 or 6 cycles of their chemotherapy. Primary endpoint is the effectiveness of the PSCS2 for reducing permanent chemotherapy-induced alopecia. Secondary endpoints include chemotherapy-induced alopecia, distress due to chemotherapy induced alopecia, quality of life, and patient-reported alopecia related side effect.

This study will measure the efficacy of scalp cooling with the Paxman Scalp Cooling (PSC) device in a diverse patient population with success measured as prevention of more than 50% hair loss during chemotherapy. We propose that scalp cooling has distinct efficacy in participants with black or ethnic-minority hair types due to differences in textures, hair thickness. This study will examine the success rate of scalp cooling in black patients receiving chemotherapy for breast or gynecological cancer.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia. This is a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of autologous platelet rich plasma in subjects with moderate androgenetic alopecia. Approximately 30 subjects will be randomized into the study. The study is designed as an 18-month study consisting of 2 phases. This study was a pilot study designed to determine feasibility of this procedure. Subjects currently living in the Chicago metropolitan area and meet inclusion/exclusion criteria will be considered for enrollment.

This is a pilot study to evaluate the effect of the 1550 nm fractional erbium-glass laser in patients with nonscarring alopecias. Participants currently living in the Chicago metropolitan area and meet inclusion/exclusion criteria will be considered for enrollment. Participants will receive 5 sessions of laser, 30 days apart, to the area of alopecia on the scalp. Follow-up is at 150 days. This study was a pilot study designed to determine feasibility of this procedure.

The purpose of this study is to examine fecal transfer as a potential treatment for Alopecia Areata (AA). This trial will attempt to discover if fecal transfer can treat immune-related hair loss.

The purpose of this pilot study is to determine if calcipotriol shows potential to be an effective treatment for Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia (CCCA). This study aims to evaluate calcipotriol due to the possible anti-inflammatory effects that may affect the hair growth cycle.

Alopecia Areata (AA) is a skin restricted autoimmune disease of the hair follicle, resulting in hair loss of the scalp, and in severe cases of the entire body. AA is the second most common cause of alopecia in childhood; no FDA-approved treatments exist. The use of focused narrow-band ultraviolet-B light via the excimer laser is a common treatment for many skin diseases in patients of all ages. In this study, the feasibility of the 308-nm excimer laser for treatment of patch type AA of the scalp will be examined. We anticipate the excimer laser will be safe and a feasible option for patients with patch type AA. The excimer laser may represent a novel treatment for childhood AA and no comparison or large studies currently exist in the literature. Hypotheses The 308-nm excimer laser procedure is a feasible, well-tolerated and safe treatment for patch type alopecia areata of the scalp in children.

Primary objective: Rate of complete chemotherapy induced alopecia (WHO grade III or IV, physician grading) Secondary objective: Compliance to scalp cooling procedure Received number of cycles of chemotherapy in each subgroup Patient perception of scalp cooling procedure Side effects of scalp cooling systems