Recruiting

Cell-Based Therapies

Sponsor:

Acorn Biolabs Inc.

Code:

NCT06764719

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus

Sport Injury

Injury Traumatic

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

To explore the application of cells expanded from plucked hair follicles after collection, transport, and cryopreservation, in disease modeling and cell-based therapies.

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus

Sport Injury

Injury Traumatic

Study ID

NCT06764719

Start date

Jan 6, 2025

Status verified date

Jan, 2025

Completion date

Mar, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Gender: Male or Female.
  • Age: ≥18 and ≤80 years.
  • Language proficiency: Able to read and understand English.
  • Informed consent: Willing to provide written, informed consent to participate in all study activities.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Scalp/Hair Disorders: Subjects diagnosed with active scalp infections or inflammatory skin conditions.
  • Systemic Conditions: Subjects with chronic illnesses, such as autoimmune diseases or diabetes, that may impact scalp health or wound healing.
  • Medications: Subjects on immunosuppressants, steroids, or other medications associated with hair loss.

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Hair Follicle Donors

Healthy individuals, aged 18-80, who will have hair follicles collected

Primary outcome measure

  • Characterize primary cellular outgrowth(s) [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
  • Evaluate functional stem cell generation and induced pluripotent stem cell line(s) from primary outgrowth(s) [ Time Frame: 21 days ]
  • Evaluate and characterize differentiation of stem cell lines into functional cell types required for various disease states and cell-based application(s) [ Time Frame: 30 days ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Drew Taylor, MSc, PhD

226-929-8476info@acorn.me

Locations

Acorn Biolabs

Recruiting

Toronto, Quebec, Canada, M5R 0C7

Contacts

Drew Taylor, MSc, PhD

226-929-8476info@acorn.me

More Information

Sponsor

Acorn Biolabs Inc.

Last update posted

Oct 2, 2025

Last verified

Jan, 2025

Keywords

  • Hair follicles
  • stem cells
  • pluripotent
  • cell differentiation

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Acorn Biolabs Inc. on 2025-10-02.