Efficacy and Safety of Topical Vitamin D Analogue in Treatment of Female Pattern Hair Loss

NCT ID: NCT06333600

Last Updated: 2024-03-27

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-05-20

Study Completion Date

2024-05-01

Brief Summary

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The trial aims to study efficay of topical vitamin D analogue in treatment of female pattern hair loss cases

Detailed Description

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Study approval: The study will be approved by Research and Ethical committee at Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University. Informed written consent will be obtained from all participants after explanation of nature of the study.

Study design: A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical study. Study population: The study will include 45 females aged 15-70 years attending Dermatology outpatient clinic at Sohag University Hospital with a complaint of chronic diffuse hair loss diagnosed clinically and will be confirmed by trichoscope as FPHL and with serum vitamin D deficiency.

Exclusion criteria will include:

* Patients with other hair loss disorders as telogen effluvium, anagen effluvium, alopecia areata, cicatricial alopecia and trichotillomania.
* Oral or parentral vitamin D supplementation for the last 3 months
* Treatment with topical vitamin D analogs in the past month
* Patients who received hair tonics or any specific hair therapy over the last 3 months prior to enrollement in the study.
* Patients with diabetes mellitus, renal disease, thyroid and parathyroid abnormalities, or autoimmune diseases.
* Patients who are pregnant, lactating or on contraceptive pills.

All patients in this study will be subjected to:

1. Complete history including:

* Personal history: age, occupation, residence, marital status, special habits of medical importance
* Menstrual and obstetric history
* Average time spent outdoor (per hour)
* Diatery habits
* Family history of similar condition
* History of any chronic illness or hormonal abnormalities such as hirsutism, PCO…..
* History of hair loss including: age of onset, course, duration, affected site and any previous treatment taken by the patient and its response.
2. Hair examination will include:

* Pattern of hair loss (Ludwig, Olsen or Norwood)
* Pull test
* Scalp skin condition
* Grading according to Sinclair scale
3. Evaluating tools:

* Gross photos will be taken under adequate illumination, identical settings, lighting, and position before starting treatment and at monthly follow up visits.
* Trichoscopic examination: All cases will be viewed trichoscopically from frontal, temporal, and occipital views (before treatment and at follow up visits) and will be evaluated by two blinded investigators. Establishing the diagnosis of FPHL will be done according to diagnostic criteria of FPHL. Hair density, hair diameter and peripilar sign will be recorded before and after treatment.
* Subject assessment: A 7-point scale will be used Investigations:-
* Serum vit.D will be measured for all participants • Other investigations will be done if needed according to primary patient evaluation: CBC, serum ferritin, serum calcium level, serum creatinine, hormonal (TSH, FSH, LH, prolactin, testosterone).

Therapeutic interventions:- 45 patients diagnosed as FPHL with decreased serum vitamin D will be randomly divided into 3 treatment groups:

* Group 1 (15 patients) will apply topical 5% minoxidil solution in a dose of 1ml twice daily.
* Group 2 (15 patients) will apply topical vit. D analogue (calcipotriol ointment 0.005%) twice daily (1 fingertip unit for every 2% of body surface area)
* Group 3 (15 patients) ( placebo group).
* Any side effects will be registered such as itching, scalling, burning sensation, dryness….
* Duration of treatment will continue for 3 months

Conditions

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Dermatology Female Pattern Baldness

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Group minoxidil (Treatment group)

Topical application of Minoxidil 5% solution

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Topical minoxidil

Intervention Type DRUG

Therapeutic intervention

Group calcipotriol (Treatment group)

Topical application of vitamin D3 analogue (Calcipotriol ointment)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Topical Vitamin D

Intervention Type DRUG

Therapeutic intervention

Group 3 (Negative control group)

This group will be given saline

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Saline spray

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo

Interventions

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Topical minoxidil

Therapeutic intervention

Intervention Type DRUG

Topical Vitamin D

Therapeutic intervention

Intervention Type DRUG

Saline spray

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Rogaine Calcipotriol saline

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All females with FPHL aging 15 - 60 years

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with other hair loss disorders as telogen effluvium, anagen effluvium, alopecia areata, cicatricial alopecia and trichotillomania.

* Patients with normal serum vit.D level
* Oral or parentral vitamin D supplementation for the last 3 months
* Treatment with topical vitamin D analogs in the past month
* Patients who received hair tonics or any specific hair therapy over the last 3 months prior to enrollement in the study.
* Patients with diabetes mellitus, renal disease, thyroid and parathyroid abnormalities, or autoimmune diseases.
* Patients who are pregnant, lactating or on contraceptive pills.
Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Sohag University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Doaa Gaber Abdel baset

Assistant Lecturer

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Essam A Nada, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Professor

Locations

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Facult of Medicine, Sohag Uniiversity

Sohag, , Egypt

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Egypt

Central Contacts

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Doaa G Abdelbaset, MSc

Role: CONTACT

0201022330810

Doaa G Abdelbaset, MSc

Role: CONTACT

00201022330810

Facility Contacts

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Doaa G Abdelbaset, MSc

Role: primary

01022330810 ext. 002

Doaa G Abdelbaset, Msc

Role: backup

01014733007 ext. 002

Other Identifiers

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Soh-Med-23-07-05

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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