Phase 1b, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Study of Safety and Efficacy of HST 001 in Male Subjects With Male Pattern Hair Loss
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 36
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Participant assessment of procedural pain.
Study Overview
Brief Summary
HST 001 (also known as hair stimulating complex [HSC]) is a mixture of growth factors secreted by human dermal fibroblasts when cultured in proprietary bioreactors which are then harvested and concentrated to specific ranges. In both preclinical studies and in previous clinical trials, HSC has been shown to be safe, with no serious adverse events reported. This protocol design is based on the completed Phase 1 study in women which used a similar investigational product (Study 16-HIS002-US; HSC660), and includes specific objective efficacy endpoints (macrophotography) to measure Target Area Hair Counts (TAHC) after three separate doses of product separated by six weeks (week 0, week 6, week 12) and comparing to placebo treated group
Detailed Description
- Single center, randomized, controlled, parallel-design study in participants with mild to moderate hair loss on a Norwood-Hamilton (N-H) Scale
- Double-blind: Evaluating Investigator (EI) and participants are blinded; Treating Investigator (TI) is not blinded
- Investigational product is randomly assigned to subjects upon enrollment and will receive either HST 001 or placebo (phosphate buffered saline [PBS]). Injections will be delivered via 1 mL syringes with 31 Gauge needles to the target depth of 1.75 mm, using a slow injection technique and holding the needle in position for count of 3-4 seconds. Each injection will provide 0.1 mL and a total of 20 injections will be given in the scalp with particular attention to the leading edge of the vertex and the temporal recession areas
- Participants will receive intradermal injections at 3 timepoints only: week 0, week 6 and week 12. At each of these 3 interventional visits they will receive 0.1 mL X 20 injections spaced approximately 0.8 - 1.2 cm apart from one another. Dosing will be split between the leading edge of the vertex region (~10 injections covering 10.18 cm2) and in each temporal recession area (~5 injections covering 7.07cm2) in each.
- Adverse Events (AEs) will be monitored to ensure safety of participants throughout the study
- Efficacy will be assessed at Week 18 and Week 26 via macrophotography and TAHC by the Canfield HairMetrix System
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 25 Years to 55 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Male
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Must be 25 to 55 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent
- •Should be in good general health with a healthy scalp with no cutaneous disorder determined by medical history or physical examination
- •Are classified as III Vertex (3 Vertex), IV (4) and V (5) under the N H Classification for male pattern hair loss (MPHL). Subjects should have some thinning in both the vertex and temporal regions of the scalp
- •Willing to maintain the same hair-style during the study period. No razor shaving of head (bald) prior to study start and throughout the study period
- •Must be Male.
- •Willing to have two dot tattoos of the scalp
- •Willing to have an approximately 1.0 cm2 area of hairs clipped in the vertex region and 0.5 cm2 in one temporal recession area at each visit where macrophotography is conducted
- •Willing to comply with scheduled 7 visits in 26 weeks (or screening in + 6 = 7 visits)
- •Willing to continue normal hair care shampoo throughout the course of the study
- •Willing to maintain the same hair care routine and forgo the use of new scalp products, throughout the study
- •Willing to undergo routine venipuncture for safety laboratory testing as well as a blood spot test for Vitamin D level analysis
- •Capable of giving informed consent
- •Fluent and literate in English
- •Able to follow instructions and likely to complete all study visits as assessed by investigator and staff
Exclusion Criteria
- •History of keloid formation or significant hyperpigmentation
- •History of other forms of hair loss - Alopecia areata, trichotillomania, scarring alopecia etc.
- •History of acute or chronic illness that in the opinion of the investigator might confound the results of the study including some drug medications
- •Active skin diseases (eczema, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, skin cancer, sun-damaged skin with actinic keratosis on the scalp, etc.) in or around the area to be treated
- •Routine use of prescription anti inflammatory medications, immunosuppressive drugs, or antihistamine medications
- •Use of topical drugs or other cosmetics on the scalp
- •Use of over the counter (OTC) or prescriptive topical hair treatments, including hair transplantation during the last 6 months
- •Currently using a hair system or wig
- •History of hair transplants or scalp reduction surgery
- •History of allergy or intolerance to lidocaine and/or epinephrine
- •Use of hair dye within 3 days of the treatments, otherwise, willing to maintain the same hair color for the study duration
- •Current enrollment in an investigational drug or device study
- •Has tattoos or scars in scalp that would interfere with visual assessment
- •Is an employee of the investigator's site, and employee or representative of Histogen, investor, or a relative with one of the above
- •Has a condition or is in a situation which, in the investigator's opinion, may put the participant at significant risk, may confound the study results, or may interfere significantly with participant's involvement in the study
- •Known allergy to rice
- •Known allergy to bovine products
Arms & Interventions
Placebo - Phosphate Buffered Saline
Phosphate Buffered Saline
Intervention: Phosphate Buffered Saline (Other)
HST 001
HST 001 (also known as hair stimulating complex [HSC]) is a mixture of growth factors secreted by human dermal fibroblasts when cultured in proprietary bioreactors which are then harvested and concentrated to specific ranges.
Intervention: HST 001 (Biological)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Participant assessment of procedural pain.
Time Frame: 26 Weeks
Participant assessment of procedural pain as captured on the "Subject Self Assessment Questionnaire for Pain." Minimum score is 1, Maximum score is 5, higher score means worse outcome.
Participant assessment of pain or other treatment site responses.
Time Frame: 26 Weeks
Participant assessment of pain or other treatment site responses as captured on "Subject Self Assessment Questionnaire for Pain." The number and percent of participants reporting each sensation will be collected.
Adverse Events
Time Frame: 26 Weeks
Safety and tolerability of HST 001 by comparing adverse events to baseline
Serum collection for Anti-Drug Antibodies
Time Frame: 26 Weeks
Serum collection for testing for Anti-Drug Antibodies
Absolute change from baseline total hairs in the target area (TAHC) of the vertex.
Time Frame: 18 Weeks
Absolute change from baseline total hairs in the target area (TAHC) of the vertexes measured by Canfield's HairMetrix macrophotography system at week 18 compared to week 0 (Baseline).
Secondary Outcomes
- Absolute change from baseline total TAHC of the right temporal region.(18 Weeks)
- Absolute change from baseline total TAHC in the vertex and right temporal areas.(26 Weeks)
- Absolute change from baseline in non-vellus and vellus hair count in the vertex and right temporal area.(26 Weeks)
- Cumulative thickness density (total hair count x total hair width) in the vertex and temporal areas.(26 Weeks)
- Percent change from baseline in TAHC, non-vellus hair counts, vellus hair counts at the vertex and right temporal areas.(26 Weeks)
- Participant global assessment of hair growth.(26 Weeks)
- Evaluating investigator global assessment of hair growth.(26 Weeks)