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Comparison of Robotic Hair Restoration System and Manual Follicular Unit Excision in the Treatment of Male Androgenetic Alopecia: a Single-center, Prospective, Randomized, Single-Blinded, Controlled, Split-Scalp Pilot Study

Comparison of Robotic Hair Restoration System and Manual Follicular Unit Excision in the Treatment of Male Androgenetic Alopecia: a Single-center, Prospective, Randomized, Single-Blinded, Controlled, Split-Scalp Pilot Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000030220
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-02-26
Start date
2020-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-03-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

male androgenetic alopecia

Interventions

Group A:donor harvesting with robotic hair restoration system
Group B:donor harvesting with manual follicular unit excision

Sponsors

Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
25 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male Chinese patients aged 25-60 years are enrolled in this study; 2. Androgenetic alopecia, with Norwood-Hamilton IV-VI graded; 3. Stable at least over one year; 4. Accept shaving hair to 1-1.4mm length and six tatoo-targeted marks; 5. Patients are required to sign the informed consents.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. With severe systemic diseases and active infectious diseases; 2. With mental diseases; 3. Scar physique; 4. History of hair transplantation surgery; 5. With autoimmune diseases or immunosuppression; 6. With other scalp and hair disorders; 7. Participants of other clinical trials within last 6 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
yield rate of hair grafts;transection rate of hair follicles;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
hair follicels activity ex vivo;gross photography of donor area;change of donor hair density;gross photography of recipient site;change of recipient hair density;patient satisfaction;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWenyu Wu

Huashan Hospital, Fudan University

wuwenyu@huashan.org.cn+86 021-61578275

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026