Follicular Revival in Fibrosing Alopecia: Evaluating Use of Micro-needling

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

To evaluate the efficacy microneedling via a professional tattoo machine in revitalizing hair follicles in patients with fibrosing alopecia.

Clinical Trial Description

The investigators propose an open label trial of tattoo machine microneedling in ten patients with fibrosing alopecia (five patients with CCCA and five with FFA). Ten healthy female patients older than 18 years will undergo 6 microneedling sessions. Over the course of six months, subjects will undergo up to six treatment sessions (one session every 30 day). Photographs will be taken at each session. Patients will be evaluated at 8 visits over 8 months with the first visit for screening purposes. Each visit will last about an hour. Approximately 30 minutes will be spent on consenting and time for patient to ask questions during the first visit. The remaining 30 minutes will be allotted for the investigator to determine if the patient meets criteria for trial enrollment. During the remaining visits, 20 minutes will be allotted for photography, 15-20 minutes for the procedure and 10-15 minutes for post-procedure patient assessment. Remaining 10 minutes on visits 2 and 8 will be used for biopsy. ;

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Alopecia
Alopecia Areata
Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
Fibrosing Alopecia
Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT04342091
Study type	Interventional
Source	Yale University
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	April 9, 2021
Completion date	April 8, 2022

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