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Filter by:As far as breast cancer is concerned, chemotherapy (CT) is an important treatment. However, there are many adverse effects impairing the patient's quality of life (QOL), in which chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA) affects up to 65% of the patients. This condition is reversible. Nevertheless, it takes several months after CT for visible hair regrowth. Different characteristics of the new hair are common; for example, 65 percent of the patients have experienced a graying, curling, or straightening effect. Besides, the emotional trauma due to alopecia can not be neglected. Currently, scalp cooling is the only available and verified management for prevention. Unfortunately, the success rate of scalp cooling is variable, especially among the patients receiving anthracycline-based combinations. Low-level light therapy (LLLT) has been proven as a therapeutic technique for adrenergic alopecia. Recently, investigators have checked the validity of LLLT for the CIA. Although the preliminary outcome showed failure at accelerating hair recovery, technical progress of LLLT may improve the end result. Specifically, LLLT is a technique that utilizes laser diodes (LD) or light-emitting diodes (LED) to promote tissue repair. The light source from LD is coherent while LED is an incoherent light source. Therefore, LDs can deliver energy to tissues more efficiently than LEDs. To comprehensively evaluate the beneficial effect of LLLT in treating CIA, we conduct a clinical trial with a more advanced device equipped with 69 LDs. The project aims to explore the effect of low-level light therapy in chemotherapy-induced alopecia. We expect the therapy will lead to an improvement in the patient's hair count, hair width, and quality of life after chemotherapy.
Phototherapy, including ultraviolet B (UVB) and ultraviolet A (UVA) light, has been used to treat a number of dermatologic conditions. Psoriasis is one of the most common conditions treated with phototherapy, in which phototherapy is often indicated for extensive disease with contraindications for other systemic treatments. The mechanism of action of phototherapy for the treatment of psoriasis is not completely understood; however, it is known that UVB light induces apoptosis of pathogenic T cells and keratinocytes, which may reduce the overactive immune response and epidermal hyperproliferation. Phototherapy has shown some efficacy for other diseases, such as alopecia areata (AA) and polymorphous light eruption (PMLE). However, phototherapy is not always an accessible treatment option for patients due to cost or lack of time.
Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is hair loss with specific clinical pattern, It Is characterized by follicular miniaturization, which occurs due to systemic androgens and genetic factors. Prevalence differs according to ethnic groups. It is more common and more severe in white men than in Asian and black men. The incidence increases with age. According to Hamilton's study, the prevalence is 30% in men at the age of 30, and 50% in the age of 50. Generally, the age of onset is the 3rd and 4th decade.
The purpose of this study is to assess the preliminary efficacy, safety, tolerability, PK, and PD of Daxdilimab in participants with moderate to severe AA, with ≥50% and ≤95% total scalp hair loss as defined by the SALT score at Screening and Day 1.
Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a prevalent disease, occurring in 80% of Caucasian men and 50% of Caucasian women by age 701. Treatments for AGA are limited, and presently the only FDA-approved medications for AGA are topical minoxidil and oral finasteride1. In addition to medical therapies, FDA-cleared medical devices are now utilized for the treatment of AGA as of 20072. These devices, termed low level laser therapy (LLLT), come in multiple forms including combs, helmets and sports cap wearable devices2. These home-use, wearable devices utilize the ~650 nm wavelength laser light to stimulate the hair follicle mitochondria and thereby promote hair growth, a process termed "photobiomodulation"3. Recent meta-analyses investigating photobiomodulation and LLLT for AGA have noted an increase in fluence or energy delivered per cm is associated with increased hair density3. However, randomized control trials (RCT) with direct comparison of LLLT devices of different fluences has yet to be performed. Accordingly, in the present study we aim to investigate if increasing fluence in LLLT devices is associated with increased hair density by comparing sham LaserCap to LaserCap SD (1.15 J/cm2, low fluence) and LaserCap HD+ (3.93 J/cm2, high fluence) in RCT.
Eligible patients will be recruited prior to initiation of chemotherapy for any stage breast or gynecologic cancer. Patients will undergo training in the use of the AMMA Portable Scalp Cooling System and will use the device during each of their chemotherapy treatments. Quality of life and experience of use questionnaires will be completed. Scalp photos and an assessment of hair loss will be preformed at enrollment and at the end of study participation.
A clinical trial to assess the effects and safety of PRP activated with pulsed electrical fields (PEFA-PRP) compared with unactivated PRP when used to treat AGA. The design of this small-scale, phase 1b/2a clinical trial is to demonstrate that pulsed electric field activation of autologous PRP results in a controlled release of platelet growth factors and other biologically active molecules that will have a benefit effect on the non-cycling hair follicles in the treated scalp compared to non-activated PRP. This single-center, auto-controlled study will compare the clinical benefit of PEFA-PRP versus non-activated PRP treatment of male patients with AGA.
The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of a novel dietary supplement containing botanical ingredients for hair thinning in men over the course of six months of continuous daily usage.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a vegan nutraceutical supplement with standardized botanicals in females leading a more plant-based lifestyle with self-perceived thinning hair
This purpose of this trial is to investigate the molecular signature of frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) and the effect of delgocitinib cream 2% on reversing the FFA disease signature in active lesions. The trial will also investigate the clinical effect of delgocitinib cream on FFA compared to a placebo cream.