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Status unknownNCT03938948Updated Jun 1, 2021

Low Level Light Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Growth

An interventional study of low-level laser/light therapy in Male Pattern Baldness and Female Pattern Baldness, sponsored by Awareable Technologies Inc. Status unknown at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-06-01.

Sponsored by Awareable Technologies Inc · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified May 2021), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
62
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

A total of 62 participants will receive red light (660 nm) to the scalp through a specially designed light therapy device integrated into a conventional hat. Each treatment will be 30 min per session applied on every other day for 14 weeks.

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Conditions studied

  • Male Pattern Baldness
  • Female Pattern Baldness
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In context

Alopecia

609 studies on the registry are indexed under Alopecia; 131 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 62 is above the median of 45 across 513 interventional studies indexed under Alopecia.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Awareable Technologies Inc as lead sponsor.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female subjects between the ages of 18 and 60 years
  • Diagnosed AGA in the past 12 months for male (Fitzpatrick I-IV, Hamilton-Norwood IIa-V ) and female (Fitzpatrick I-IV, and Ludwig-Savin Baldness Scale I-2, I-3, I-4, II-1, II-2 baldness patterns)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known Photosensitivity
  • Using any oral or topical substance for hair growth
  • Having Tattoo, hair transplantation, scalp reduction, malignancy or hair weave in the scalp are with alopecia
  • Known medical conditions that could negatively affect hair growth, such as infections, connective tissue disease
  • Currently or plan to be on a calorie-restricted diet during study participation
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
62 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Treatment Arm

    62 participants shall be enrolled

    Device: low-level laser/light therapy

Interventions

  • Devicelow-level laser/light therapy

    Participants will wear light therapy devices for 14 weeks

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Hair Density

    Individual participant's hair density will be measured at the end of 14 weeks and compared with the baseline density measure at the start of the treatment.

    Time frame: 14 weeks

  2. Hair Density

    Mean hair density for the participants after 14 weeks will be compiled and compared with the mean density of the participants' at the start of the study to determine changes.

    Time frame: 14 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Hair Follicle Change

    Both individual and all participants' follicles shall be analyzed to determine the percent of change in hair follicle anagen/telogen ratio

    Time frame: 14 weeks

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Will Surgical Arts
    Ijamsville, Maryland 21754, United States
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 1, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03938948
Lead sponsor
Awareable Technologies Inc
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 6, 2019
Start date
Apr 11, 2019
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2021 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2022 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 1, 2021

Study contacts

Elinor Chang
Contact
admin@awareable.ai
7134876230 ext. 0
Michael Will, MD
principal investigator

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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