Efficacy Study of Minoxidil Lotion Versus Combined Minoxidil and Finasteride Lotion to Treat Male Pattern Hair Loss

Mae Fah Luang University Hospital

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Androgenetic Alopecia

Treatments: Drug: 3% Minoxidil with 0.1% Finasteride lotion; Drug: 3%Minoxidil lotion

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01391156

REH-54015

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of 3% Minoxidil lotion and 3% Minoxidil with 0.1% Finasteride lotion for 6 months in male pattern hair loss.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• male, age 18-15 years
• androgenetic alopecia grade 3V to 5 ( Norwood-Hamilton classification)

Exclusion criteria

• use minoxidil in 6 months
• use finasteride in 12 months
• use ketoconazole, tar, selenium shampoo, topical tretinoin, topical steroid in 2 weeks
• seborrheic dermatitis or psoriasis on scalp
• history of allergy to minoxidil, finasteride

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Minoxidil

Experimental group

Treatment:

Drug: 3%Minoxidil lotion

MinoxidilFinasteride

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: 3% Minoxidil with 0.1% Finasteride lotion