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Could a buzzing bee device take the ouch out of hair loss shots?

NCT ID NCT06497764

Symptom relief Sponsor: NYU Langone Health Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study was designed to test whether a vibrating device called Buzzy can reduce pain during platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections for hair loss. Researchers planned to treat half of each participant's scalp with the vibration and the other half without, then compare pain scores. The study was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no results are available.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Vibrational Anesthesia (VA) Device (Buzzy bee-striped personal)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to reduce pain during PRP scalp treatments for hair loss.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study that was withdrawn before enrolling anyone, so no results are available. The device may not meaningfully reduce pain in practice.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Expected to start

Apr 2025

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Expected to finish

Jul 2025

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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: * Patients must have received at least one treatment of PRP to the scalp, which may include the PRP procedure performed day of. * Able to participate in study procedures. * Able to provide consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients missing the following data will be excluded from the final analysis: Patient age, gender, type of alopecia, PRP documentation. * Patients unable to consent.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

alopecia

As listed by the trial registrant

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Alopecia

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • NYU Langone Health

    New York, New York, 10016, United States

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