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Biotin 2.5mg oral and Minoxidil 5% increase the speed of growth of the nails of the hands in healthy adults.

Evaluation of nail growth: comparison between Biotin and topical Minoxidil

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-63hk5w
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-07-25
Start date
2018-04-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Nail disease

Interventions

All participants will have the nail plate scored at 2 different points of the second and fourth billet bilaterally by a 40x1.2mm needle on the first day of the study. This will be the reference point
Drug
Dietary supplement

Sponsors

UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista
Lead Sponsor
UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy men and women; 18 to 65 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant; infants; active smokers; active alcoholics;cutaneous or systemic pathology influencing nail growth; drugs established in the literature that alter nail growth; allergy to minoxidil or biotin

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome 1: 20% increase in nail growth with the use of biotin and minoxidil after serial dermatoscopic photos.;Primary outcome 2: 15% increase in nail growth with the use of minoxidil after serial dermatoscopic photos.;Primary outcome 3: increase of 10% nail growth with the use of biotin after serial dermatoscopic photos.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcome 1: 12% increase in nail thickness with the use of biotin and minoxidil after serial dermatoscopic photos.;Secondary outcome 1: 12% increase in nail thickness with the use of biotin and minoxidil after serial dermatoscopic photos.;Secondary outcome 3: 8% increase of nail thickness with the use of minoxidil after serial dermatoscopic photos.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactLuiz Eduardo Garbers

UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista

legarbers@gmail.com+55-041-992050444

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)