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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/10/046767 [Registered on: 25/10/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 21/10/2022
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Nutraceutical 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of VISPO in Healthy Adult Male and Female Subjects Suffering with Mild to Moderate Androgenetic Alopecia. 
Scientific Title of Study   A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of VISPO in Healthy Adult Male and Female Subjects Suffering with Mild to Moderate Androgenetic Alopecia. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Rashmi Sriram 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences 
Address  No.67, BGS Health and Education City, Uttarahalli Road, Kengeri

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560060
India 
Phone  987980038  
Fax    
Email  drrashmiclinicalresearch@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Jestin V Thomas 
Designation  Director 
Affiliation  Leads Clinical Research and Bioservices Pvt. Ltd 
Address  Department of Clinical Research #9,Mythri Legacy, 202 1st Floor,Chelekere Kalyan Nagar (PO)

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560043
India 
Phone  9845125293  
Fax    
Email  jestin.leadsclinbio@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Jestin V Thomas 
Designation  Director 
Affiliation  Leads Clinical Research and Bioservices Pvt. Ltd 
Address  Department of Clinical Research #9,Mythri Legacy, 202 1st Floor,Chelekere Kalyan Nagar (PO)

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560043
India 
Phone  9845125293  
Fax    
Email  jestin.leadsclinbio@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Vidya Herbs Pvt Ltd,Vidya Building, N3-3,24th main road, 1st Phase, JP Nagar Bengaluru, Karnataka - 560078,India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Vidya Herbs Pvt Ltd 
Address  Vidya Building, N3-3,24th main road, 1st Phase, JP Nagar Bengaluru, Karnataka - 560078,India 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Manufacturer of natural plant based food ingredients and Nutraceutical ingredients] 
 
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 Rashmi Sriram  BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences  Department of Dermatology, No.67, BGS Health and Education City, Uttarahalli Road, Kengeri
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
0987980038

drrashmiclinicalresearch@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Adult Male and Female Subjects Suffering with Mild to Moderate Androgenetic Alopecia. 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Placebo  5ml lotion 5ml lotion once a day for 112 days 
Comparator Agent  Placebo  Oral administration of single dose of Placebo 400mg capsule everyday for 112 days  
Intervention  Vispo  5ml lotion once a day for 112 days 
Intervention  Vispo  Oral administration of single dose of Vispo 400mg capsule everyday for 112 days 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  50.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  l Healthy subjects, as determined by the investigator.
3. Presence of androgenetic alopecia In male: Norwood Hamilton Scale grade II to VA with vertex involvement. In females: Sinclair scale for female pattern hair loss: Grade II to IV.
4. Agrees not to use products with the same end benefit during the entire study period.
5. Willingness to be photographed and provide consent for photographic release.
6. Subjects who agree to refrain from using hair dye / hair colour/ hair treatment (like perming,
straightening etc.) during the study period.

 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Subjects having conditions like alopecia areata, alopecia totalis, alopecia universalis and alopecia
diffusa.
2. Scarring of the scalp or any other condition or disease of the scalp or hair, including diseases of the hair shaft and inability to discontinue use of hair weaving.
3. Subjects with history of any chronic health conditions, Endocrine abnormalities, Pychiatric illness, Drug abuse, smoking, abuse/addiction to alcohol, Bariatric surgery/ eating disorder such as bulimia or binge eating. History of any other major surgery
4. Use of the following during the 6 months prior to screening:
Minoxidil (oral or topical)
Drugs with anti-androgenic properties (e.g., cyproterone acetate, spironolactone, ketocnazole,
flutamide, bicalutamide).
Cimetidine cannot be used during the study but is not an excluded drug when used during the previous
6 months.
Drugs potentially causing hypertrichosis (e.g., cyclosporine, diazoxide, phenytoin psoralens),
Anabolic steroids, Lithium and phenothiazines.
Use of systemic steroids for more than 14 days within the past 2 months prior to enrolment in the study. Use of isotretinoin, light therapy, radiation to the scalp, or chemotherapy within the past year.
5. Subjects allergic to herbal products or any component of the study product
6. Any clinically significant systemic or cutaneous disease, which may interfere with study treatments or procedures.
7. Subjects who have had hair transplant.
8. Subjects on any medical treatment either systemic or topical which may interfere with the performance
of the study treatment (presently or in the past 1 month).
9. Menopausal female subjects as determined by medical history
10.Known HIV or Hepatitis B positive or any other immuno-compromised state
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Mean change in hair fall   Day 1, Day 56 and Day 112 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Mean change in Hair density and Questionnaire based assessments  Day 1, Day 56 and Day 112 
Mean change in Biomarkers  Day 1,Day 112 
Over all Safety  Day 1, Day 56 and Day 112 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="80"
Sample Size from India="80" 
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 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   27/10/2022 
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="0"
Months="3"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   NIL 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This is a double blind, randomized (1:1:1:1), placebo controlled, parallel group, four arm study. Adult healthy subjects suffering from mild to moderate androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and meeting all inclusion and no exclusion criteria, after signing a written informed consent will be enrolled in the study. The subject will arrive at the study site in fasting state and blood samples will be collected for laboratory assessment.  The subjects will visit their designated study site on 3 different occasions during the 12-week study duration.
 
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