Skip to content
Pharma Observatory a Scientist.com platform

Condition (MeSH)

Hair Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 731 trials for Hair Diseases or a narrower condition beneath it. Pfizer has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 17.

MeSH D006201 Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases C17
Email me this page as a PDF

Search trials, drugs, companies and investigators, and follow each one to the others. Individual plan, $249/seat/mo. Card required.

Phase 1 Phase 1 67 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 38 Phase 2 Phase 2 127 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 15 Phase 3 Phase 3 71 Phase 4 Phase 4 52 Not applicable Not applicable 256 Observational Observational 102 Phase 1 Phase 1 67 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 38 Phase 2 Phase 2 127 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 15 Phase 3 Phase 3 71 Phase 4 Phase 4 52 Not applicable Not applicable 256 Observational Observational 102

Trials per phase

1 more section with rows

19 of the 731 trials are tagged with Hair Diseases itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

Get the Hair Diseases report as a PDF

The PDF carries up to 50 rows of each section, where the page shows the first few, with the sources listed. Enter a work email and confirm it from the message we send, and the report follows by email.

When did Hair Diseases trials start? (30)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year. 3 trials are registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 75

1990: 1 trials (Phase 1/2 1) 1997: 3 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 1) 1998: 1 trials (Phase 3 1) 2000: 3 trials (Phase 4 2, Phase 1/2 1) 2001: 3 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2) 2002: 5 trials (Observational 1, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1) 2003: 5 trials (Observational 1, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 1 1) 2004: 3 trials (Phase 4 2, Phase 1 1) 2005: 4 trials (Not applicable 4) 2006: 6 trials (Observational 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 1 2) 2007: 11 trials (Not applicable 3, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 5) 2008: 9 trials (Not applicable 2, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 1) 2009: 22 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 8, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 6) 2010: 20 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2011: 20 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 5, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2012: 19 trials (Not applicable 7, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 2) 2013: 16 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 6, Phase 1 1) 2014: 20 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 8, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2015: 22 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 9, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 5) 2016: 31 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 10, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 5) 2017: 21 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 12, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2018: 30 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 6, Phase 1 2) 2019: 33 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 14, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2020: 37 trials (Observational 10, Not applicable 9, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 5) 2021: 42 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 15, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 6, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 7) 2022: 63 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 24, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 12, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 10) 2023: 75 trials (Observational 13, Not applicable 29, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 11, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 8) 2024: 64 trials (Observational 11, Not applicable 31, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 4) 2025: 73 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 29, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 13, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 7)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 60
2025 73
2024 64
2023 75
2022 63
2021 42
2020 37
2019 33
2018 30
2017 21

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 74 trials starting in 2026 and about 69 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward, with about 0.7 times the starts already registered for the rest of 2026 added. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 15 percent and ran about 1 percent high against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 26 percent and ran about 20 percent low against the count later registered. The part-way figures are from forecasts that used a multiple fitted only on earlier years. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 28 months from start to primary completion across 89 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 13 months across 401 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Hair Diseases trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

Show the trials by phase as a table
Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 67
Phase 1/2 38
Phase 2 127
Phase 2/3 15
Phase 3 71
Phase 4 52
Not applicable 256
Observational 102
Expanded access 3

How many Hair Diseases trials are recruiting? (11)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 49
Recruiting 83
Enrolling by invitation 6
Active, not recruiting 41
Available 2

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Hair Diseases trials? (6)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
Pfizer 17
Allergan 12
Aderans Research Institute 11
Applied Biology, Inc. 9
Suzhou Kintor Pharmaceutical Inc, 9

Which drugs are being tested for Hair Diseases? (3)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Deuruxolitinib 10
(CP-6890,550) Tofacitinib 9
Dutasteride 6

Interventions as named in the registry (12)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
2% Minoxidil 29
[PRP] platelet rich plasma 18
Ritlecitinib lower dose 17
Triamcinolone Acetonide alone 15
Baritinib 10

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Hair Diseases trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Male and female participants on nasal cannula 88 1
87 male and female participants death 87 1
Male and female participants on oxygen mask/bag 69 1
Male and female participants on ventilator 56 1
Hospitalization 38 1

Which publications cover Hair Diseases? (29)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Publications
Publication Journal Year Major topic
Role of scalp health in achieving optimal hair growth and retention. International journal of cosmetic science 2021 Yes
Hair and Nail Changes During Long-term Therapy With Ibrutinib for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. JAMA dermatology 2016 Yes
Cutaneous adverse effects of targeted therapies: Part I: Inhibitors of the cellular membrane. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2015 Yes
Clinical effects of non-ablative and ablative fractional lasers on various hair disorders: a case series of 17 patients. Journal of cosmetic and laser therapy : official publication of the European Society for Laser Dermatology 2013 Yes
Shave frequency and regimen variation effects on the management of pseudofolliculitis barbae. Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD 2013 Yes

Sub-conditions in MeSH (5)

MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.

Not on this page

Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence and rare-disease identity.

Browse all condition evidence pages