A Phase 3 interventional study of Clascoterone 5% solution and Vehicle solution in Alopecia, Androgenetic, sponsored by Cassiopea SpA. Completed at 24 sites in 2 countries. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-08.
Sponsored by Cassiopea SpA · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of the study is to see if Clascoterone can help people with male pattern hair loss to recovery and see if the treatment is effective and safe and how well the drug is tolerated by subjects.
Within this study, the Clascoterone solution will be compared to a placebo.
The study has 2 parts:
Part 1 will see if Clascoterone solution is effective and safe compared to a placebo when applied twice daily for up to 6 months.
Part 2 will see the long-term safety and efficacy of the Clascoterone solution compared to placebo for additional 6 months in subjects defined as ''responders'' in Part 1. A responder is defined as someone who have responded to the study drug, based on research data.
Part 1 of the study is double-blind, meaning that neither the subject nor the study doctor knows which treatment subject is receiving. Part 2 of the study is single-blind and only the study doctor doing the study knows which treatment subject is receiving.
Part 1 of the study will start with baseline visit during which subjects will be randomly assigned (by chance) in ratio 2:1 to apply either Clascoterone or placebo solution to their balding areas of the scalp. Subjects will have 5 clinic visits and 2 follow-up phone calls during 6 months of Part 1 duration. Subjects identified as Part 1 responders at Month 6 visit will be again randomly assigned in ratio 2:1 to receive either study drug or placebo.
Part 2 of the study will consist of 2 additional clinic visits and treatment will last for further 6 months.
Each subject will have also an end of study visit one month after the study drug treatment has been completed or discontinued (it will be one month after end of Part 1 for not responder subjects).
For those subjects who complete the whole study (Part 1 and Part 2), the total duration of the study will be about 14 months, with 12 months of treatment with a total of eight clinic visits and two phone calls.
Subjects taking part in this study will have the medical tests or procedures described below.
Subject will be asked to complete, on site, the following two questionnaires:
Eligible subjects will be given a supply of the study drug and shown how to use and store it. The first study drug dose will be applied at the clinic under the supervision of the study staff. Subjects will be instructed to apply about 1.5 ml of study drug with a dropper to the balding areas of the scalp on the vertex and the temples twice daily, once in the morning and once in the evening.
Subjects will be asked to bring back all used containers of study drug and all unused study drug to each study visit. Subjects will also be given a diary, shown what things have to be recorded on it and asked to bring back the completed diary to the study center at each visit.
609 studies on the registry are indexed under Alopecia; 131 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 703 is above the median of 45 across 513 interventional studies indexed under Alopecia.
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Subject can participate in this clinical study if all the following criteria are met:
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects who meet any of the following criteria are not eligible to participate in the study:
Subject who has used any of the following topical preparations or procedures on the scalp:
Subject who has used one or more of the following systemic medications or procedures:
Subjects treated for 12 months with Clascoterone 5% solution (both in double-blind Part 1 and in the single-blind Part 2 of the study)
Drug: Clascoterone 5% solution
Subjects treated for the first 6 months Part 1 in double-blind with Clascoterone 5% solution followed by 6 months Part 2 in the single-blind label with Vehicle
Drug: Clascoterone 5% solution · Drug: Vehicle solution
Subjects treated for the first 6 months Part 1 in double-blind with Vehicle followed by 6 months Part 2 in the single-blind label with Clascoterone 5% solution.
Drug: Clascoterone 5% solution · Drug: Vehicle solution
Subjects treated for 12 months with Vehicle (both in double-blind Part 1 and in the single-blind Part 2 of the study)
Drug: Vehicle solution
Topical application of 1.5 ml of clascoterone solution 5%, twice a day, to balding areas of the scalp (vertex and temples)
Also known as: CB-03-01 5% solution
Topical application of 1.5 ml of vehicle, twice a day, to balding areas of the scalp (vertex and temples)
Also known as: Vehicle
Changes in non-vellus Total Area Hair Count (TAHC)
Changes from Pivotal Part 1 Baseline in non-vellus Total Area Hair Count (TAHC) at Month 6.
Time frame: 6 months
Subject's assessment of own hair coverage
MAA-PRO item 8, a hair coverage-specific PGI-C, as the co-primary endpoint. The clinically meaningful change (threshold) is defined as a response of "1", "2", or "3". Note that the item 2 responder threshold was used as a criterion for subjects to qualify for Part 2 enrollment.
Time frame: 6 months
Changes in non-vellus TAHC
Changes from Pivotal Part 1 Baseline in non-vellus TAHC at Month 3.
Time frame: 3 months
Changes in subject's assessment of satisfaction score
Changes in MAA-PRO SI (Male Androgenetic Alopecia-Patient Reported Outcomes Satisfaction Index) single treatment satisfaction item (item 15) score (i.e. question: "How satisfied are you with the study treatment?") at Month 6, with a minimum value of "Very dissatisfied" and a maximum value of "Very satisfied."
Time frame: 6 months
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