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    Glossary Placebo-Controlled

    comparison involves an inactive substance to test treatment efficacy

    A placebo-controlled study is a type of clinical trial where one group of participants receives the experimental treatment, while another group receives a placebo—a substance with no therapeutic effect, often a sugar pill. This design helps researchers determine the actual effectiveness of the treatment by comparing outcomes between the treated group and the placebo group, thereby accounting for the placebo effect, where participants may experience perceived or actual improvements in their condition simply because they believe they are receiving treatment.

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    1. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 5% and 2% topical minoxidil solutions in the treatment of female pattern hair loss Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2004 · 219 citations
    2. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 1% topical minoxidil solution in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia in Japanese women. PubMed · 2007 · 10 citations
    3. Intradermal injections with 0.5% minoxidil for the treatment of female androgenetic alopecia: A randomized, placebo‐controlled trial Dermatologic Therapy · 2020 · 7 citations
    4. Safety and efficacy of ALRV5XR in women with androgenetic alopecia or telogen effluvium: A randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial EClinicalMedicine · 2021 · 6 citations
    5. Efficacy and Safety of Low-Molecular-Weight Collagen Peptide GT for Improving Hair Condition in Individuals with Damaged Hair: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial International Journal of Stem Cells · 2026
    6. Efficacy and safety of Latilactobacillus curvatus LB-P9 on hair health: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial Frontiers in Nutrition · 2024 · 5 citations
    7. Safety and efficacy of ALRV5XR in men with androgenetic alopecia: A randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial EClinicalMedicine · 2021 · 3 citations
    8. Treatment of androgenetic alopecia in transgender people receiving testosterone therapy with sublingual minoxidil: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2026
    9. Hair growth effect of traditional Chinese medicine BeauTop on androgenetic alopecia patients: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine · 2016 · 5 citations
    10. The ethics of placebo-controlled trials: Methodological justifications Contemporary Clinical Trials · 2013 · 165 citations
    11. Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of Dutasteride for Reducing Heavy Drinking in Men Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology · 2024 · 2 citations
    12. Multicenter double blind randomized placebo controlled clinical trial of minoxidil gel in the treatment of alopecia areata The Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology · 2006
    13. The Effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Hair Regrowth: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial Stem Cells Translational Medicine · 2015 · 214 citations
    14. Proxalutamide Reduces the Rate of Hospitalization for COVID-19 Male Outpatients: A Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Trial Frontiers in Medicine · 2021 · 42 citations
    15. A multicentre placebo‐controlled clinical trial on the efficacy of oral ciclosporin A in the treatment of canine idiopathic sebaceous adenitis in comparison with conventional topical treatment Veterinary dermatology · 2010 · 24 citations
    16. The effect of latanoprost 0.005% solution in the management of scalp alopecia areata, a randomized double‐blind placebo‐controlled trial Dermatologic Therapy · 2022 · 2 citations
    17. Blinding in Placebo-Controlled Trials Annals of Internal Medicine · 2001 · 1 citations
    18. Improvement in health‐related quality of life and symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with alopecia areata randomized to baricitinib or placebo: Results from two international randomized controlled trials JEADV Clinical Practice · 2023
    19. A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effect of an Annurca apple supplement formula in androgenic alopecia Journal of Applied Cosmetology · 2023
    20. Blinding in Placebo-Controlled Trials Annals of Internal Medicine · 2001
    21. A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial on the Effects of Testosterone Undecanoate Plus Dutasteride or Placebo on Muscle Strength, Body Composition, and Metabolic Profile in Transmen The Journal of Sexual Medicine · 2021 · 7 citations
    22. A Double Blind Randomized Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial of Finasteride in the Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia The Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology · 2002 · 2 citations
    23. 61720 The effect of sublingual minoxidil on androgenetic alopecia in transgender individuals receiving testosterone for gender-affirmation: A 24-week single-centre double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2025
    24. Therapeutic Potential of Gynostemma pentaphyllum Extract for Hair Health Enhancement: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Nutrients · 2025 · 4 citations
    25. Efficacy and Safety of Skin Radiance Collagen on Skin and Hair Matrix: A Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial in Healthy Human Subjects Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2024
    26. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Assess the Efficacy of a Nutritional Supplement in Female Androgenic Alopecia Dermatologic Therapy · 2023
    27. Final Results of a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Two-Arm, Parallel Clinical Trial of Proxalutamide for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Multiregional, Joint Analysis of the Proxa-Rescue AndroCoV Trial Cureus · 2021 · 19 citations
    28. Sublingual minoxidil for the treatment of male and female pattern hair loss: a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, phase 1B clinical trial Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2021 · 5 citations
    29. A Single-Centre, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Minoxidil Topical Foam in Frontotemporal and Vertex Androgenetic Alopecia in Men Skin Pharmacology and Physiology · 2015 · 19 citations
    30. A phase IIA randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial to study the efficacy and safety of the selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM), MK-0773 in female participants with sarcopenia Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging · 2013 · 211 citations