Status:
WITHDRAWN
Fraxel Laser for Alopecia
Lead Sponsor:
Northwestern University
Conditions:
Alopecia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a pilot study to evaluate the effect of the 1550 nm fractional erbium-glass laser in patients with nonscarring alopecias. Participants currently living in the Chicago metropolitan area and mee...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Males and females ≥ 18 years old
- Subjects are in good health as judged by the investigator.
- Diagnosed by a dermatologist with mild to moderate androgenetic alopecia or alopecia areata.
- Subject is seeking treatment for alopecia.
- Subject has never previously used finasteride or minoxidil or has consistently used finasteride or minoxidil for at least 1 year.
- Subjects who are willing and have the ability to understand and provide informed consent for participation in the study and are able to communicate with the investigator.
Exclusion
- Evidence of another skin condition affecting the treatment area that would interfere with clinical assessments.
- Subjects who are unwilling to avoid initiating treatment with minoxidil or finasteride for the duration of the study; or in subjects who have been treated with minoxidil or finasteride for at least 1 year, unwilling to avoid changes in the dosing regimen of these medications for the duration of the study.
- Willing to refrain from washing hair or using hair product 24 hours before and after treatment visits
- History of recurrent facial or labial herpes simplex infection
- History of hypertrophic scars or keloids
- Subjects who have any requirement for the use of local or systemic steroids or other immunosuppressive agent
- Pregnant or breast feeding
- Uncooperative patients or patients with neurological disorders who are incapable of following directions or who are predictably unwilling to return for follow-up examinations.
- Subjects who are unable to understand the protocol or give informed consent.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 24 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 24 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03284021
Start Date
April 24 2019
End Date
April 24 2019
Last Update
December 6 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Northwestern University Department of Dermatology
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611