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. 2016 May 26;2016(5):CD007628. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007628.pub4

NCT01885676.

Trial name or title Plasma Rich in Growth Factors (PRGF‐Endoret) in the Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia
Methods This is a double‐blind randomised placebo‐controlled trial
Participants Inclusion criteria
  • 24 men and women with androgenetic alopecia (18 to 65 years) (Ludwig scale I and II, and the Hamilton‐Norwood score II‐VI).


Exclusion criteria
  • No androgenetic alopecia.

  • Telogen and anagen effluvium.

  • Active inflammation or infection in the intervention area.

  • Presence of active systemic infections.

  • Background of cancerous or precancerous lesions.

  • Background of connective or rheumatic diseases.

  • Suffering from any serious blood disorders.

  • To have undergone treatments for alopecia in the previous 6 months.

  • Previous hair implants.

  • Intake of drugs that affect hair loss.

  • Be undergoing immunosuppressive therapy or anticoagulants, or both.

  • Known intolerance to mesotherapy.

  • Taking contraceptives containing cyproterone acetate.

  • Pregnancy.

  • In general, any limitations that would prevent the proper application of both treatments and the right monitoring of the efficacy variables.

Interventions
  • Plasma Rich in Growth Factors (PRGF‐Endoret).

  • Saline solution.

Outcomes Primary outcomes
  • Change from baseline in hair density at three months (number of hairs per cm²).


Secondary outcomes
  • Hair width (µm).

  • Anagen/telogen ratio.

  • Terminal hair density.

  • Vellus hair density.

Starting date Not stated
Contact information Eduardo Anitua, MD, DDS, PhD, eduardoanitua@eduardoanitua.com
Notes We accessed the website on 3 August 2015, which was last updated on 24 December 2013. This is same as EUCTR2013‐002740‐85‐ES above. Both are known under 'BTI‐01D‐EC/12/ALO', but with another contact name virginia.cuadrado@bti‐implant.es