The purpose of this study is to measure the hair growth response to topical NEOSH101 when applied twice daily to the balding scalp for 16 weeks. One hundred eighty men with Norwood/Hamilton grades III-IV with thinning in the top and center of the scalp will participate. Three equally sized treatment groups (60 men each) will receive either topical NEOSH101 2.0%, minoxidil 5%, or placebo.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
180
Study preparation (experimental, active comparator, placebo comparator) will be applied twice daily to the scalp for 112 days
bioskin Institute for Dermatological Research and Development GmbH
Hamburg, Germany
Hair density, hair growth rate, hair diameter as measured using the TrichoScan method
Time frame: Through Study Day 197
Assessment score of dermal tolerability
Time frame: Through Study Day 197
Physician's global assessment score
Time frame: Through Study Day 197
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