Evaluating the Efficacy of Platelet-rich Plasma Therapy in the Treatment of Androgenic Alopecia

NCT03474718 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2025-11-21

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Summary

The study team will assess the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma therapy, a special blood product which is from the participant's own body, in the treatment of androgenic alopecia (also known as male pattern hair loss) in females.

Conditions

  • Androgenic Alopecia

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL

Platelet-rich Plasma Left Side

Group A will receive PRP on left side of scalp and placebo (saline solution) on right side of scalp.

BIOLOGICAL

Platelet-rich Plasma Right Side

Group B will receive PRP on right side of scalp and placebo (saline solution) on left side of scalp.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rita Pichardo, MD · Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-30
Primary Completion
2027-06-30
Completion
2027-06-30
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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