PAI-1 Expression in Non-scarring Hair Loss

NCT ID: NCT02548689

Last Updated: 2022-06-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-07-31

Study Completion Date

2021-06-30

Brief Summary

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This study will investigate whether subjects who suffer from hair loss have increased levels of PAI-1 compared to age-matched control subjects. The level of PAI-1 expression will be determined in subjects without hair loss and in subjects with non-scarring hair loss, including androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium and alopecia areata.

Detailed Description

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This study will compare the levels of PAI-1 expression in subjects with different forms of non-scarring hair loss and in these subjects vs normal age-matched controls. Hair loss subjects will have their Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation medical records reviewed to ensure they meet inclusion and exclusion criteria. All subjects will have a 4 mm punch biopsy on the scalp. Tissue PAI-1 levels from scalp skin biopsies will be determined by immunohistochemical staining. Samples will be kept for approximately 15 years, after which time unused samples will be destroyed.

Conditions

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Androgenetic Alopecia Telogen Effluvium Alopecia Areata

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Non-scarring hair loss

Patients seen at Northwestern Memorial Hospital or Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation physician offices that have undergone evaluation for hair loss and have a diagnosis of androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium or alopecia areata.

No interventions assigned to this group

Control

Age-matched controls who do not have a history of hair loss and have normal scalp skin without evidence of hair loss.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age-matched control subjects who do not have a history of hair loss
* A clinical and pathologic diagnosis of androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium, alopecia areata or normal scalp skin
* All subjects must have given signed, informed consent prior to registration in study

Exclusion Criteria

* History of previous hair transplantation
* Current and past use of medications topically on the scalp
* Clinical or pathologic diagnosis of a scarring alopecia
* History of inflammatory conditions of the scalp such as psoriasis
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Northwestern University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Maria Colavincenzo

Assistant Professor in Dermatology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Maria Colavincenzo, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Locations

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Northwestern University Department of Dermatology

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Other Identifiers

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STU00103009

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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