Comparison of the effectiveness of oral herbal supplement saw palmetto with finasteride in treatment of male pattern hair-loss
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Androgenetic alopecia.Male-pattern baldness
- Registration Number
- IRCT2012102011170N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for reasearch of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Healthy male subjects between 18 to 41 years old with grade 1 or higher androgenetic alopecia (according to Hamilton-Norwood criteria) without any systemic diseases or organ dysfunction who seek for treatment of their balding scalp that have no history of taking medications effective on hair-growth or hair-loss during the past year and who consent to be included in the trial.
Exclusion criteria include: occurence of potentially life-threatening side-effects or any adverse effect that is not tolerable by the patient, discontinuation of the edication or intentional use of other medications concurrently which are effective on hair growth.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of hair follicles in one centimeter squar of the sagital scalp. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 6 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Cutting the hair in one centimeter area of an specified area of the scalp and photography from this region for counting the hair follicles.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method