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NCT Number: NCT01145625

Clinical Trial in Females With Female Pattern Hair Loss

This is a year-long clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness and safety in women with Female Pattern Hair Loss (FPHL), comparing a new 5% minoxidil topical foam (MTF) formulation applied once a day versus the 2% minoxidil topical solution (MTS) applied twice a day.

This clinical trial uses an objective measurement called Target Area Hair Count (TAHC) to evaluate if there is a change in the number of hairs in the area being examined after using the product for 24 weeks (and also after using the product for 12 Weeks and for 52 weeks).

This trial will determine if the benefit of using either study product outweighs the risks.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

The Skin Care Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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About this study

This is a phase 3, two-arm, randomized, active-controlled, multi-center, 52-week, parallel design trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety in women with Female Pattern Hair Loss (FPHL), comparing the new 5% minoxidil topical foam (MTF) formulation versus the 2% minoxidil topical solution (MTS) formulation.

This clinical trial is designed to compare the risk/benefit profile of the 5% MTF formulation applied once a day versus the 2% MTS applied twice a day (BID), using objective efficacy measures and safety assessments.

Study centers will screen a sufficient number of participants so that a minimum of 300 female participants with FPHL will be enrolled, to ensure 270 to complete. There will be at least 16 participants enrolled per center at multiple centers located across the US and globally. Approximately 300 participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to use either 5% MTF or 2% MTS, for 52 weeks for efficacy and safety evaluations.

Participants meeting the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned in the order of their enrollment at each site. The signing of the informed consent and assignment of a participant number to a subject shall constitute enrollment.

During the trial following enrollment at Baseline, participants will return to the study site at regular intervals for safety assessments, adverse events monitoring, and compliance assessments. At the Week 12, 24, and Week 52 visits TAHC will be evaluated for efficacy analysis.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • females, age 18 or older in general good health
  • exhibits female pattern hair loss
  • signs and dates an informed consent document
  • agrees to use an adequate method of birth control; if of childbearing potential
  • shows a negative urine pregnancy test at Screening Visit
  • is willing to maintain the same hair style, hair color, and hair regimen throughout the study
  • is willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests and other trial procedures

Exclusion criteria

  • hypersensitivity to the study product, or any ingredients of the study product
  • known allergy to hair dye, or hair dye components
  • clinically relevant history of hypotension
  • untreated or uncontrolled hypertension
  • pregnant, planning a pregnancy or nursing a child
  • history of hair transplants
  • currently use hair weaves or non-breathable wigs
  • dermatologic disorders of the scalp that require chronic use of medication for control
  • other types or history of hair loss
  • enrolled in any other investigational medication (drug) study currently, or within the last 6 months

Treatment and study plan

5% Minoxidil

Drug

half a cap (equivalent to 1g) 5% Minoxidil Topical Foam applied to the scalp once daily, every day, for 52 weeks

2% Minoxidil

Drug

one ml of 2% Minoxidil Topical Solution applied to the scalp two times a day, every day, for 52 weeks

Other names: ROGAINE®

Primary outcomes

  1. Target Area Hair Count (TAHC)

    Time frame: Baseline to Week 24

    Number of hairs in the area being examined as measured by macrophotography.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Target Area Hair Count (TAHC)

    Time frame: Baseline to Week 12

    Number of hairs in the area being examined as measured by macrophotography

Other outcomes

  1. Target Area Hair Count (TAHC)

    Time frame: Baseline to Week 52

    Number of hairs in the area being examined as measured by macrophotography.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 3 Multi-Center Parallel Design Clinical Trial to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of 5 % Minoxidil Foam vs. 2 % Minoxidil Solution in Females for the Treatment of Female Pattern Hair Loss - Androgenetic Alopecia (MINALO3004, NCT01145625)

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Jun 16, 2010
Registry last updated
May 22, 2014

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