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The effect of Clobetasol solution in the treatment of female pattern baldness

Evaluation of the efficacy of Clobetasol 0.05% solution in the treatment of female pattern alopecia: a proof-of-concept trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-6v8j92w
Enrollment
41
Registered
2026-02-12
Start date
2024-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

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Conditions

Clobetasol

Interventions

This is a proof-of-concept, open-label, single-arm clinical trial with intervention through the use of topical clobetasol 0.05% on the scalp for 120 days. A total of 41 patients, between 18 and 70 yea

Sponsors

Departamento de Patologia da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu da Universidade Estadual Paulista
Lead Sponsor
Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu da Universidade Estadual Paulista &quot
Collaborator
Júlio de Mesquita Filho&quot
Collaborator
- FMB/UNESP
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Sign the Free and Informed Consent Form; female; minimum age of 18 years and maximum of 70 years; clinical and trichoscopic diagnosis of Female Pattern Alopecia; Sinclair Scale from II to IV; absence of treatment for Female Pattern Alopecia for more than four months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Specific treatment for female pattern alopecia in the last four months; male; other associated trichological condition that may interfere with the clinical and trichoscopic analysis; hypersensitivity or allergy to any of the substances under study; use of any systemic or topical immunosuppressive substance; use of any topical or oral androgen; severe hair loss that began less than 2 months ago; immunocompromised individuals; coagulation disorders; suspected or confirmed pregnancy; women in the lactation phase

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement in hair density, assessed by trichoscopy, after 120 days of treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical improvement, assessed through photographic evaluation; histopathological improvement, assessed through the assessment of the presence and quantification of perifollicular inflammatory infiltrate, the vellus:terminal hair ratio and the follicular unit count in the biopsy evaluated

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactStéfany Santos

Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu da Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" - FMB/UNESP

stefany.s.santos@unesp.br+55(14)38801271

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026