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Efficacy and safety of 5% minoxidil topical foam in the treatment of male androgenic alopecia areata in the real world: a multicenter, prospective, self-controlled clinical study

Real world study of 5% minoxidil topical foam for the treatment of male androgenic alopecia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500113329
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-11-27
Start date
2025-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-01

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Conditions

androgenic alopecia

Interventions

Test group:24 weeks. The Subjects will be instructed to administer the study drug on day 1. The subjects should apply 1g of 5% minoxidil foam to the bald area every morning and evening from the first

Sponsors

China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Male, aged 18 to 55, in good general health. (2) The clinical diagnosis is androgenic alopecia, which met the AGA diagnostic criteria in the Chinese Androgenic Alopecia Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines (2014 Edition), and the degree of alopecia met levels II, III and IV of the Hamilton-Norwood scale. (3) Subjects are willing to maintain the same hairstyle, hair length, and hair color throughout the study. (4) The subject is willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plans, and other trial procedures. (5) Subjects are willing to participate in this study and sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) People who are known to be allergic to the test drug or known to be allergic to the ingredients of the study product. (2) Patients with other hair loss diseases. (3) Scalp skin disease that affects the efficacy evaluation, trauma to the target area of the scalp 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; Or combined with diseases that have an impact on hair growth, such as connective tissue disease, moderate and severe anemia in the short term weight loss. (4) Those who have a history of hair transplantation or need to wear wigs for a long time during experimental treatment. (5) Those who have used minoxidil or other topical drugs, or had received scalp radiation and/or laser or surgical therapy, or have taken androgen replacement therapy, immunosuppressants, corticosteroid preparations and other medications that may interfere with the evaluation of efficacy in the 3 months prior to screening. (6) Use medical shampoos or solutions containing ingredients such as ketoconazole or similar and other ingredients that may interfere with evaluation of efficacy within 1 month prior to screening. (7) History of malignant tumor. (8) Participating in or currently participating in an interventional drug or medical device clinical trial within 3 months prior to screening. (9) Those who have undergone major surgery within 3 months prior to screening, or planned to undergo major surgery during the trial. (10) The investigator believes that the subjects have other conditions that may affect compliance or are not suitable to participate in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Target Area Hair Count, TAHC;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Hair growth assessment(HGA) ;Changes in average hair diameter in the target area;TAHC change rate;Change in the ratio of terminal hair to vellus hair in the target area; Changes in scalp physiological indexes;Physical and chemical properties of hair;

Countries

Chinna

Contacts

Public ContactYang Dingquan

Dermatology Department of China-Japan Friendship Hospital

ydqlx@163.com+86 139 0121 8671

Outcome results

None listed

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