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Braids and conditioner may boost scalp cooling against chemo hair loss

NCT ID NCT05213936

Symptom relief Sponsor: Montefiore Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 16, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether special hairstyling methods — like braids, cornrows, or a conditioner-and-water mix — can help scalp cooling caps work better to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy. It focuses on people with curly or kinky hair (types 3 and 4), who have been underrepresented in past scalp cooling research. Participants are women with breast, lung, or gynecologic cancer starting taxane-based chemotherapy. The study also looks at long-term hair regrowth and genetic markers linked to scalp cooling success.

What this could mean

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Active substance
scalp cooling device with hairstyling techniques (braids/cornrows/twists or conditioner/water emulsion)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could make scalp cooling more effective for people with curly or kinky hair, reducing chemotherapy-related hair loss in a group often underrepresented in prior studies.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with only 41 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The techniques may not work for all hair types or chemotherapy regimens.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 41 people

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Started

Oct 2022

Expected to finish

Feb 2027

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age \>= 18 years 2. Female 3. Hair type 3 (curly) or type 4 (kinky) 4. Diagnosis of breast cancer or non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or gynecologic cancer stage I-IV 5. Patient will be starting \>= 4 cycles of taxane-based chemotherapy treatment for curative intent after enrollment a. Concurrent HER, cisplatin, cyclophosphamide therapies and doxorubicin therapies allowed 6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-2: fully active, restrictive in physically strenuous activity, ambulatory and capable of self-care Exclusion Criteria: 1. Hair type other than 3 or 4 2. Male 3. Use of hair weave or extensions without plans to remove 4. Concurrent malignancy including hematologic malignancies (i.e. leukemia or lymphoma) 5. Alopecia Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events \> grade 1 at baseline 6. Past chemotherapy administration if past treatment was \<= 10 years ago 7. History of migraines or cluster headaches, anorexia, severe anemia, uncontrolled diabetes, hepatitis, thyroid dysfunction, cold urticaria, cold agglutinin disease, scalp metastases 8. Planned bone marrow ablation chemotherapy or skull irradiation 9. Pregnant patient

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Conditions

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alopecia breast cancer female reproductive organ cancer non-small cell lung carcinoma

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Alopecia

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Montefiore Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States

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