SOURCE-LINKED STUDY SUMMARY
Does creatine cause hair loss? A 12-week randomized controlled trial.
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- What was studied
- Double-blind randomized trial tested whether creatine changes DHT, testosterone or directly measured scalp-hair health.
- Who / model studied
- Resistance-trained men aged 18–40; 45 recruited, 38 completed, with one missing the final hair assessment.
- Studied dose & schedule
- Oral creatine monohydrate 5 g daily versus maltodextrin placebo 5 g daily for 12 weeks; participants maintained habitual diet and training.
- What the study found
- No treatment-by-time effects for DHT, testosterone, hair count, density or thickness. Total testosterone rose 124 ng/dL with creatine versus 216 with placebo, without a significant treatment effect. No side effects were reported in either group.
- Limitations & context
- Small male-only sample and 12-week follow-up cannot rule out longer-term effects. Family history of hair loss was not recorded; scalp androgen concentrations were not measured.
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Original publication ↗ · DOI: 10.1080/15502783.2025.2495229