Efficacy and Safety of Platelet-Rich Plasma As an Intraoperative Holding Solution in Hair Transplantation

Benha University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hair Transplantation

Treatments: Other: Saline; Biological: Platelet rich plasma (PRP)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06849674

PRP in hair transplantation

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to determine the efficacy of using platelet-rich plasma (PRP) versus 0.9% normal saline as a storage solution during follicular unit extraction (FUE) hair transplantation.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Male

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male patients who have androgenetic alopecia
• Patients who are interested in having their hair transplanted

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals with comorbidities
• History of keloids or hypertrophic scarring
• Low donor area density
• Other causes of alopecia
• Scalp infections
• Patients with a bleeding tendency
• Patients on anticoagulant therapy
• Patients who are HIV-positive or Hepatitis B- or C-positive

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Saline group

Active Comparator group

Description:

in this group, hair grafts will be stored in Normal saline 0.9% before transplantation.

Treatment:

Other: Saline

Platelet-rich plasma group

Experimental group

Description:

In this group, hair grafts will be stored in Platelet-rich plasma before transplantation.

Treatment:

Biological: Platelet rich plasma (PRP)