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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/08/072403 [Registered on: 12/08/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 10/08/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Effect of using enzyme which boost the activity of minoxidil in the treatment of Male baldness 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparing the efficacy of topical application of 5 percent MINOXIDIL ALONE vs topical SULFOTRANSFERASE (SULT1A1) enzyme booster followed by 5 percent MINOXIDIL in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia- A non blinded randomized control study among patients attending dermatology and cosmetology opd  
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Ranjith kumar U 
Designation  Post graduate 
Affiliation  The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. medical university, chennai 
Address  Dept of DVL Stanley medical college and hospital no. 1, old jail road, george town, chennai chennai

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600001
India 
Phone  9787208384  
Fax    
Email  ranjithu96@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Saravanan N 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. medical university, chennai 
Address  Dept of DVL Stanley medical college and hospital no. 1, old jail road, george town, chennai chennai

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600001
India 
Phone  9444500333  
Fax    
Email  saransudar@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Saravanan N 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. medical university, chennai 
Address  Dept of DVL Stanley medical college and hospital no. 1, old jail road, george town, chennai chennai

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600001
India 
Phone  9444500333  
Fax    
Email  saransudar@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Govt. stanley medical college and hospital, No.1, old jail road, George Town, chennai- 600001, Tamilnadu, India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr. Ranjith kumar  
Address  Dept of DVL Stanley medical college chennai- 600001 
Type of Sponsor  Other [self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Ranjith kumar U  Govt stanley medical college and hospital   Department of DVL, Room no.81, 1st floor superspeciality block
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
9787208384

ranjithu96@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
GOVERNMENT STANLEY MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL,chennai -01,INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: L649||Androgenic alopecia, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Topical 5% minoxidil alone  Male patients with androgenetic alopecia are advised to apply 1 ml of topical 5% minoxidil alone two times a day for 6 months 
Intervention  Topical sulfotransferase(SULT1A1) enzyme booster followed by topical 5% minoxidil  Male patients with androgenetic alopecia are advised to apply 1 ml of topical sulfotransferase(SULT1A1) enzyme booster 15-20 minutes before applying 1 ml of topical 5% minoxidil two times a day for 6 months 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  45.00 Year(s)
Gender  Male 
Details  Male patients having Androgenetic alopecia grade 2 to 5(Norwood Hamilton scale)
Age between 18 years and 45 years
Patients willing for the study, consent and follow up
Patients not on any other treatment for androgenetic alopecia for past 6 months 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients below 18 years and above 45 years.
Female patients having androgenetic alopecia.
Concomitant dermatological disorders on the scalp other than androgenetic alopecia, serious cardiovascular disease, hepatic diseases, renal diseases.
History of treatment with systemic or locally acting medication which may interfere with the study objectives, such as minoxidil, finasteride treatment in the past 6 months or treatment with other hair growth products in the past 6months
Patients with unrealistic expectation.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Alternation 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
assessed by measuring hair density, hair diameter, hair count per follicular unit, interfollicular distance, serial photographic assessment  every month for 6 months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
subjective satisfaction will be assessed by patients self assessment through the following set of questionnaries.  after 6 months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="50"
Sample Size from India="50" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   02/09/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   A non blinded randomized control trial
Male patients with androgenetic alopecia of age between 18 and 45 years willing to take part in the study are included and split into two groups. one group will be advised to apply topical 5% minoxidil alone and other group will be advised to apply topical sulfotransferase(SULT1A1) enzyme booster followed by topical 5% minoxidil. after 6 months analysis will be done whether applying sulfotransferase(SULT1A1) enzyme booster prior to 5% minoxidil improves hair growth significantly.
 
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