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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01520077
Date of registration: 24/01/2012
Primary sponsor: University of Miami
Public title: Vytorin in the Treatment of Alopecia Areata
Scientific title: A Pilot Study To Evaluate the Efficacy of Vytorin (Simvastatin +Ezetimibe) In the Treatment of Alopecia Areata
Date of first enrolment: July 2011
Target sample size: 30
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01520077
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   marc handler, md
Address: 
Telephone: 305-243-8485
Email: mhandler@med.miami.edu
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- 40-80% hair loss.

- Clinical diagnosis of alopecia areata

- 18-years or older

Exclusion Criteria:

1. You are less than 18 years old

2. You are pregnant or planning to be pregnant during the next 12 months.

3. You are nursing a child.

4. You have kidney, liver or muscle disease.

5. You have an allergy to Lidocaine, the study drug or its components.

6. You are presently participating in another clinical trial

7. You are currently using, or have used within the past 3 months, the following:

- Systemic corticosteroids. (prednisone, methylprednisolone, hydrocortisone etc.)

- Immunosuppressant agents.(cyclosporine, efalizumab etc.)

- Any medication that may have interaction with Vytorin (check with the study
doctor for other medications you are taking).

8. You are currently using, or have used within the past 2 weeks, any topical
medication for the treatment of alopecia areata

9. You have an ongoing hypothyroid problem that is not being treated. If this problem is
being treated then you can participate.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Alopecia Areata
Intervention(s)
Drug: vytorin
Primary Outcome(s)
20% Hair regrowth [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
maintenance of hair [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
eprost-20100451
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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