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Effect of 5% minoxidil foam in combination with spironolactone in the treatment of female pattern hair loss

Effect of 5% minoxidil foam in combination with spironolactone in the treatment of female pattern hair loss

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500096253
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-01-21
Start date
2025-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-01-27

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

Conditions

female pattern hair loss

Interventions

minoxidil combined with spironolactone:NA
spironolactone:NA

Sponsors

Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
12 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Women aged 18-60 years old; 2. clearly diagnosed as female pattern hair loss; 3. Patients received minoxidil combined with spironolactone or spironolactone alone for at least 12 weeks.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects who meet one of the following conditions will not be enrolled in the trial: 1. Known hair loss disorders other than female pattern alopecia, such as alopecia areata or diffuse alopecia areata, alopecia sypetica, cicatricial alopecia, malnutrition, hair loss caused by chemotherapy/radiotherapy; 2. Scalp skin disease affecting the efficacy evaluation, scalp trauma or other scalp skin lesions requiring topical drug treatment, such as fungal or bacterial infection, severe seborrheic dermatitis, scalp psoriasis, contact dermatitis, severe folliculitis or scalp atrophy; 3. Patients with diseases affecting hair growth, such as connective tissue disease, inflammatory bowel disease, moderate to severe anemia, and significant weight loss in the short term; 4. Concurrent treatment with drugs/treatments known to cause hair loss (e.g., isotretinoA, chemotherapy/cytotoxic drugs, head radiotherapy, etc.); 5. Patients without complete treatment and follow-up information.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Changes in Target Area Hair Counts (TAHC) from baseline to week 12;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Changes in diameter of non-cui hairs, ratio of terminal hairs/cui hairs, and density of hair follicles in the target area;Sinclair rating;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactTang Yan

Xiangya Hospital Central South University

ytang_xy@csu.edu.cn+86 158 0266 1989

Outcome results

None listed

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