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Not yet recruitingNCT07529977MINORA-MENUpdated Nov 6, 2026

Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Minoxidil (N1087) in Men With Androgenetic Alopecia.

A Phase 3 interventional study of Minoxidil oral solution and Placebo oral solution in Androgenetic Alopecia and Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA), sponsored by Eurofarma Laboratorios S.A.. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in Brazil. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-06.

Sponsored by Eurofarma Laboratorios S.A. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Updated Nov 6, 2026First site in Brazil1 site addedGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
372
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

This study is a Phase 3 clinical trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of N1087 compared with placebo in adult men with androgenetic alopecia (male pattern hair loss).

The study will include male participants aged 18 to 60 years who have a clinical diagnosis of androgenetic alopecia classified as stages 3V, 4, or 5 on the Norwood-Hamilton scale. Participants will be randomly assigned, in a 2:1 ratio, to receive either N1087 or placebo. Neither the participants nor the study team will know which treatment each participant receives.

The study treatment will be taken orally once daily for a total of 24 weeks. During the first 8 weeks, the dose will be gradually increased (titration period) up to a maximum tolerated dose, not exceeding 5 mg. Participants will then continue treatment at the maximum tolerated dose for the remaining 16 weeks.

The main purpose of the study is to assess whether oral minoxidil improves hair growth. The primary outcome measure is the change from baseline in the density of non-vellus hairs in a defined target area of the scalp (vertex) after 24 weeks of treatment, measured using digital phototrichogram analysis.

Secondary objectives include evaluating changes in hair density at earlier time points, hair thickness, the proportion of terminal hairs, clinical improvement assessed by the investigator, quality of life related to hair loss, and participant satisfaction with treatment.

The safety and tolerability of oral minoxidil will also be evaluated by monitoring adverse events, vital signs, and events of special interest throughout the study. An independent Data and Safety Monitoring Committee will oversee participant safety during the trial.

This is a multicenter study conducted in Brazil, with approximately 372 participants expected to be enrolled.

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Conditions studied

  • Androgenetic Alopecia
  • Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA)

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Keywords

  • Androgenetic alopecia
  • Male pattern hair loss
  • N1087
  • Hair growth
  • Phototrichogram
  • Phase 3 clinical trial
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In context

Alopecia

511 studies on the registry are indexed under Alopecia; 128 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 372 is above the median of 50 across 430 interventional studies indexed under Alopecia.

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Lead sponsor

Eurofarma Laboratorios S.A. is the lead sponsor of 64 studies on the registry; 7 are open to participants now.

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
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Male participants aged 18 to 60 years at the time of signing the form.
  • Clinical diagnosis of androgenetic alopecia classified as stages 3V, 4, or 5 according to the Norwood-Hamilton scale, based on the investigator's clinical assessment.
  • No specific treatment for androgenetic alopecia in the last 6 months, or history of specific treatment for androgenetic alopecia for up to 30 days within the last 6 months.
  • Willingness to comply with all study procedures and assessments, including permanent scalp tattooing and shaving of the target area.
  • Willingness to maintain hairstyle, hair length, and hair color throughout the study.
  • Willingness to maintain consistent use of hair products and general hair care routine throughout the study.
  • Global scalp photograph obtained at Screening Visit validated centrally prior to randomization.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of other causes of alopecia, such as alopecia areata, scarring alopecia, traction alopecia, nutritional deficiency-related alopecia, monilethrix, trichotillomania, trichodystrophy, or chemotherapy-induced alopecia.
  • History of telogen effluvium within the last 6 months.
  • Presence of other dermatological conditions affecting the scalp, such as seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, or fungal infections.
  • uncontrolled endocrine disorders that may affect the hair cycle.
  • Uncontrolled thyroid disease.
  • History of diseases or collagen vascular diseases.
  • Use of testosterone, its analogues, anabolic steroids, or other systemic androgen therapies within the last 6 months.
  • History of organ transplantation.
  • Physical treatments for hair loss within the last 6 months, such as microneedling, laser therapy, or -rich plasma.
  • History of hair transplantation or use of hairpieces.
  • Severe uncontrolled systemic arterial hypertension or hypotension.
  • History of significant cardiovascular disease, including myocardial infarction, unstable angina, or congestive heart failure ( class III or IV).
  • History or suspicion of pulmonary hypertension associated with mitral stenosis or pheochromocytoma.
  • History of peripheral edema, lymphedema, ascites, or pericardial effusion.
  • Resting tachycardia (heart rate ≥100 bpm).
  • Moderate to severe renal, hepatic, or cardiovascular disease.
  • History of within the last 5 years, except for successfully treated non- basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
  • Current use of potent vasodilators or other prohibited medications.
  • Known allergy or to minoxidil or any component of the formulation.
  • Hairstyles that may interfere with study assessments, such as permanent braids or dreadlocks.
  • Participants with whose partner does not agree to use effective during the study.
  • Participation in another clinical trial within the last 12 months.
  • Clinically significant laboratory abnormalities at randomization, including ≥8%, estimated \<45 mL/min, elevated liver enzymes (>2× ), abnormal thyroid-stimulating hormone levels, clinically significant abnormalities, \<13 g/dL, or hematocrit \<39%.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(15)

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Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

Autoimmune disease

A condition in which the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, type 1 diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease.

Immunotherapy studies often leave out active autoimmune disease, and some name exceptions, such as thyroid disease on replacement hormone. Check the exceptions this study lists.

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

NYHA class (heart failure)

The New York Heart Association’s four classes of how much heart failure limits physical activity.

I
No limits: ordinary activity causes no undue tiredness or breathlessness.
II
Slight limits: comfortable at rest, ordinary activity causes symptoms.
III
Marked limits: comfortable at rest, less than ordinary activity causes symptoms.
IV
Symptoms even at rest; any activity makes them worse.

Studies set their own limit — many outside heart failure leave out class III–IV, while heart failure studies may ask for a particular class. Check the class this study names.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

Metastases

Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

Reproductive potential

Able to have children. For women this usually means from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery; for men, unless permanently sterile. Read who the line is about — participants, women, men, or their partners.

Criteria about it usually ask for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

HbA1c

A blood test of average blood sugar over the past two to three months, given as a percentage or in mmol/mol. 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) or more is the usual threshold for diabetes, normally confirmed by a second test.

GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

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“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

ECG (electrocardiogram)

A recording of the heart’s electrical activity, taken with stickers on the chest, arms and legs. It takes a few minutes and does not hurt.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator)
Enrollment
372 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    N1087

    Drug: Minoxidil oral solution

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Drug: Placebo oral solution

Interventions

  • Minoxidil 5 mg/mL oral solution administered once daily. Treatment includes a dose titration period starting at 0.75 mg and gradually increasing to 1.25 mg, 2.5 mg, and up to a maximum dose of 5 mg or the maximum tolerated dose. The titration period lasts 8 weeks, followed by maintenance at the maximum tolerated dose through Week 24.

  • DrugPlacebo oral solution

    Placebo oral solution drops administered once daily. The placebo follows the same dose titration schedule and treatment duration as the experimental intervention, for a total treatment duration of 24 weeks.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in non-vellus hair density in the target area of the scalp (vertex)

    Change from baseline in the density of non-vellus hairs (≥ 0.03 mm in diameter) in the target area of the scalp (vertex) after 24 weeks of treatment, expressed as hairs per square centimeter (hairs/cm²). Hair density is assessed using digital phototrichogram analysis.

    Time frame: Baseline to Week 24

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Study locations

1 site
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Timeline

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Start is estimated for Jan 2027; primary completion for Oct 2028, 20 months later.

Of 28 phase 3 interventional studies under Alopecia, half reached primary completion within 19 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 59. This study's planned 20 months is close to that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Apr 8, 2026
First posted
Apr 14, 2026
StartEst.
Jan 31, 2027
Primary completionEst.
Oct 30, 2028
CompletionEst.
Oct 30, 2028
Last update
Nov 6, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
Sites
1 site added — first site in Brazil
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  • Eurofarma Laboratórios S.A · Itapevi, Brazil
Nov 6, 2026
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  1. Nov 6, 2026
    1 site added — first site in Brazil
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    • Eurofarma Laboratórios S.A · Itapevi, Brazil
    + 1 other change: verification date

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07529977
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 14, 2026
Start date
Jan 31, 2027 (estimated)
Primary completion
Oct 30, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 30, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 6, 2026

Study contacts

Natalia Silva Di Gianni
Contact
natalia.gianni@eurofarma.com
+55 11 4144-9500
Taís Mendonça dos Santos
Contact
tais.santos@eurofarma.com

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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