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Tattoo machine for Male Pattern Baldness

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Brett King, MD, PhD
Research Sponsored by Yale University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Symmetric hair loss from AGA
Hamilton-Norwood IIIa, III, III vertex, IV, Iva, V with low density hair coverage over majority of alopecic areas
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 months
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Study Summary

This trial will test whether microneedling, a treatment usually used for tattoos, can help with hair growth in people with AGA.

Eligible Conditions
  • Male Pattern Baldness

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Total Area Hair Count
Secondary outcome measures
Hair Shaft Diameter
Number of Follicular Units
SALT Score
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Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: MicroneedlingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants with androgenic alopecia will receive microneedling with a tattoo machine.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Tattoo machine
2021
N/A
~10

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Yale UniversityLead Sponsor
1,839 Previous Clinical Trials
2,729,034 Total Patients Enrolled
Brett King, MD, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorAssociate Professor of Dermatology, Yale University
4 Previous Clinical Trials
21 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are researchers still accepting participants for this experiment?

"Unfortunately, data hosted on clinicaltrials.gov shows that this medical trial has concluded recruitment efforts. It was first posted online on April 9th 2021 and last updated on July 9th 2022. Nonetheless, there are 86 other studies actively recruiting patients at present."

Answered by AI

Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Nevada
What site did they apply to?
Yale University
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
~2 spots leftby Mar 2025