Condition (MeSH)
Trichotillomania
ClinicalTrials.gov lists 48 trials for Trichotillomania or a narrower condition beneath it. HabitAware Inc. has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 3.
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Trials per phase (log scale)
48 of the 48 trials are tagged with Trichotillomania itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.
When did Trichotillomania trials start? (22)
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.
Trials over time, by phase
- Phase 1
- Phase 1/2
- Phase 2
- Phase 2/3
- Phase 4
- Not applicable
- Observational
Top of scale: 4
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.
| Year | Trials started |
|---|---|
| 2026 (partial year) | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 |
Showing 10 of 22 earlier years.
No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 2.2 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.
Prediction, not a registry value: median of 36 months from start to primary completion across 5 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 32 months across 34 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.
What phase are Trichotillomania trials in? (7)
Shown in this order: phase order.
Show the trials by phase as a table
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 1 |
| Phase 1/2 | 1 |
| Phase 2 | 16 |
| Phase 2/3 | 2 |
| Phase 4 | 3 |
| Not applicable | 22 |
| Observational | 3 |
How many Trichotillomania trials are recruiting? (6)
Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.
| Status | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not yet recruiting | 2 |
| Recruiting | 5 |
| Active, not recruiting | 3 |
| Completed | 34 |
| Terminated | 1 |
Showing 5 of 6 statuses.
Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.
Which lead sponsors run the most Trichotillomania trials? (3)
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.
| Sponsor | Trials |
|---|---|
| HabitAware Inc. | 3 |
| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | 2 |
| CoolTech LLC | 1 |
Which drugs are being tested for Trichotillomania? (8)
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.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| Dronabinol | 2 |
| Aripiprazole | 2 |
| Cannabidiol | 1 |
| METHYLPHENIDATE | 1 |
| Myo-inositol | 1 |
Showing 5 of 8 drugs.
Interventions as named in the registry (7)
Shown in this order: most trials first.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| memantine ER | 2 |
| N Acetylcysteine | 1 |
| IM naltrexone | 1 |
| Sertralin | 1 |
| N Acetyl Cysteine | 1 |
Showing 5 of 7 interventions.
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 Trichotillomania trials report? (1)
Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.
| Adverse event | Subjects affected | Trials |
|---|---|---|
| Ectopic Pregnancy | 1 | 1 |
Which publications cover Trichotillomania? (47)
Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.
| Publication | Journal | Year | Major topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long-term follow-up of acceptance-enhanced behavior therapy for trichotillomania. | Psychiatry research | 2024 | Yes |
| Neurocognitive functioning in adults with trichotillomania: Predictors of treatment response and symptom severity in a randomized control trial. | Behaviour research and therapy | 2024 | Yes |
| Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study of Memantine in Trichotillomania and Skin-Picking Disorder. | The American journal of psychiatry | 2023 | Yes |
| Reward processing in trichotillomania and skin picking disorder. | Brain imaging and behavior | 2022 | Yes |
| Tetrahydrocannabinol fails to reduce hair pulling or skin picking: results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of dronabinol. | International clinical psychopharmacology | 2022 | Yes |
Showing 5 of 47 publications.
Not on this page
Not measured: delivery record.
Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence, rare-disease identity, and sub-conditions in mesh.