Safety and Efficacy of VDPHL01 in Males With AGA
- Conditions
- Androgenetic AlopeciaAGAMale Pattern Baldness
- Interventions
- Drug: Placebo
- Registration Number
- NCT06972264
- Lead Sponsor
- Veradermics, Inc.
- Brief Summary
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of VDPHL01 in male subjects with Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA).
AGA (or male pattern baldness) is a genetic disorder caused by an excessive (too much) hair follicle response to androgens (hormone) that causes hair loss. VDPHL01 8.5 mg Tablet is an investigational oral drug to treat male pattern baldness.
This multi-center, double blind, study will last about 13 months and includes 11 study visits (screening, baseline (day 1), week 2, month 1, month 2, month 4, month 6, month 8, month 10, month 12, month 13).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 480
- Subject is male aged 18-65 years old;
- Subject has a clinical diagnosis of mild to moderate AGA;
- Subject is in good general health and has adequate renal and hepatic function;
- Subject is willing to maintain at least 1/4 inch length hair during the study with the same hairstyle, hair length, and hair color throughout the study; maintain consistent use of general hair care products and regimen through the entire study;
- Subject is willing and able to administer the test article as directed read, understand, and complete required questionnaires in English;
- Subject is willing and able to swallow study drug whole;
- Subject agrees to have a micro dot tattoo placed on their scalp;
- Subject agrees to have this area photographed at study visits as indicated in the protocol.
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Subject has uncontrolled blood pressure or orthostatic hypotension;
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Subject has symptoms or history of certain heart or thyroid conditions;
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Subject has a history of or active hair loss due to conditions/diseases other than AGA;
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Subject has a current or recent history of dietary or weight changes, including use of GLP-1 agonists;
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Subject has been diagnosed with COVID-19 within 16 weeks of screening;
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Subject has had previous radiation of the scalp;
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Use of any of the following treatments within the indicated washout period before screening:
- Subject has used hormone replacement therapy or hormonal modulators within 6 months prior to screening
- Subject has used oral treatments for hair growth or that can affect hair growth, including systemic retinoids, within 6 months of screening
- Subject has used systemic calcium channel blockers or beta blockers within 12 weeks prior to screening
- Subject has used systemic cimetidine, ketoconazole, diazoxide, or corticosteroids (including intramuscular, intraarticular, and intralesional injections) within 12 weeks prior to screening
- Subject has had any scalp procedures, including surgical, laser, light or energy treatments, micro-needling, injections, platelet rich plasma within 6 months prior to screening
- Subject has used any topical scalp treatments for hair growth within 12 weeks prior to screening
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Subject has used any other therapy with any medication either topical or oral that might, in the investigator's opinion, interfere with the study;
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Subject has any other condition that, in the investigator's opinion, interfere with the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description VDHPL01 BID VDPHL01 VDPHL01 will be taken orally twice a day, once in the AM and once in the PM. VDPHL01 QD and Placebo QD VDPHL01 Placebo will be taken orally once a day in the AM. VDPHL01 will be taken orally once a day in the PM. Placebo BID with treatment extension to VDPHL01 BID Placebo Placebo will be taken orally twice a day, once in the AM and once in the PM for the first 6 months of the study. After month 6, VDPHL01 will be taken orally twice a day, once in the AM and once in the PM. Placebo BID with treatment extension to VDPHL01 QD and Placebo QD Placebo Placebo will be taken orally twice a day, once in the AM and once in the PM for the first 6 months of the study. After month 6, placebo will be taken orally once a day in the AM. VDPHL01 will be taken orally once a day in the PM.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in non-vellus Target Area Hair Counts (TAHC) Month 6 Change from baseline in non-vellus TAHC using digital image analysis at Month 6.
Subjects Evaluation of Treatment Benefit Month 6 Subjects will rate their treatment benefit by responding to a hair assessment scale. The proportion of subjects by each response category will be reported at Month 6.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (26)
Site 57
🇺🇸Portland, Oregon, United States
Site 60
🇺🇸Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Site 76
🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States
Site 67
🇺🇸Dallas, Texas, United States
Site 78
🇺🇸Plano, Texas, United States
Site 63
🇺🇸Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Site 70
🇺🇸Mill Creek, Washington, United States
Site 73
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Site 66
🇺🇸Santa Monica, California, United States
Site 69
🇺🇸Encino, California, United States
Site 64
🇺🇸Manhattan Beach, California, United States
Site 86
🇺🇸Coral Gables, Florida, United States
Site 71
🇺🇸Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Site 62
🇺🇸Coral Gables, Florida, United States
Site 61
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
Site 53
🇺🇸Clarksville, Indiana, United States
Site 55
🇺🇸Plainfield, Indiana, United States
Site 52
🇺🇸Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Site 75
🇺🇸New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Site 87
🇺🇸Rockville, Maryland, United States
Site 80
🇺🇸Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States
Site 59
🇺🇸Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
Site 68
🇺🇸Clinton Township, Michigan, United States
Site 83
🇺🇸Troy, Michigan, United States
Site 51
🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States
Site 72
🇺🇸Cincinnati, Ohio, United States