Table 5.

Subject Self-Assessment – Hair Growth Satisfaction Scale (HGSS)

	Group A VISPO – Oral N = 18 n (%)	Group B Placebo – Oral N = 19 n (%)	Group C VISPO – Topical N = 18 n (%)	Group D Placebo – Topical N = 18 n (%)	p-value (A vs B)	p-value (C vs D)
Overall appearance
Decreased	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (11.11)	0.092‡	0.344‡
Increased	6 (33.33)	2 (10.53)	2 (11.11)	2 (11.11)
No change	12 (66.67)	17 (89.47)	16 (88.89)	14 (77.78)
The appearance of the thinning scalp
Decreased	0 (0)	1 (5.26)	0 (0)	1 (5.56)	0.170‡	0.597‡
Increased	6 (33.33)	2 (10.53)	2 (11.11)	2 (11.11)
No change	12 (66.67)	16 (84.21)	16 (88.89)	15 (83.33)
The area of thinning scalp
Decreased	0 (0)	1 (5.26)	0 (0)	1 (5.56)	0.170‡	0.597‡
Increased	6 (33.33)	2 (10.53)	2 (11.11)	2 (11.11)
No change	12 (66.67)	16 (84.21)	16 (88.89)	15 (83.33)
The amount of hair covering the scalp
Decreased	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (5.55)	1 (5.56)	0.092‡	0.833‡
Increased	6 (33.33)	2 (10.53)	1 (5.55)	2 (11.11)
No change	12 (66.67)	17 (0.89)	16 (88.89)	15 (83.33)
New hair growth
Decreased	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.092‡	1.000‡
Increased	6 (33.33)	2 (10.53)	2 (11.11)	2 (11.11)
No change	12 (66.67)	17 (0.89)	16 (88.89)	16 (88.89)

Note: ^‡Chi square test.