Efficacy and Safety of 3% Minoxidil Lotion for Beard Enhancement

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Beard Enhancement
• Interventions: Drug: 3 % Minoxidil lotion; Drug: Placebo

• Registration Number: NCT02275832
• Lead Sponsor: Mae Fah Luang University Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine efficacy and safety of 3% minoxidil lotion for beard enhancement.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2014-10-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-10-24
• Study First Posted: 2014-10-27
• Study Start: 2014-11
• Primary Completion: 2015-03
• Study Completion: 2015-03
• Status Verified: 2015-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-04-21
• Last Update Posted: 2015-04-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy male

Exclusion Criteria

• serious underlying diseases.
• history of beard/ hair treatment before 6 months
• history of surgery or trauma on beard area.
• history of minoxidil allergy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Minoxidil	3 % Minoxidil lotion	3% Minoxidil lotion is applied twice daily to the beard.
Placebo	Placebo	Placebo is applied twice daily to beard.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The change of global photographic assessment after 16 weeks from baseline	baseline and 16 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The change in number of hairs after 16 weeks from baseline	baseline and 16 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

MFL University Hospital (Bangkok); 🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand