Fat Reduction in the Flanks Area vs. Control

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Flanks Fat Reduction vs. Control

In brief

Prospective, blinded, one arm, baseline-controlled clinical study for the evaluation the performance of the UltraShape treatment for non-invasive fat reduction by compare control and treated flanks. Study subjects will undergo UltraShape treatments on one randomized flank using the U-Sculpt/VDF Transducer. The second flank will not be treated (control). Both flanks (treated and control) will be compared to baseline, as well as, one to each other

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02465775

Run by

Syneron Medical

People needed

60

Starts

2015-07-01

Expected to finish

2017-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Signed informed consent to participate in the study.
• Female and male subjects, between 18 to 60 years of age at the time of enrolment
• Fitzpatrick Skin Type I to VI.
• Fat thickness of at least 1.5 cm in the treated area (measured by calibrated caliper).
• BMI interval: BMI between 22 to 30 (normal to overweight, but not obese).
• If female, not pregnant or lactating, must be either post-menopausal, surgically sterilized, or using a medically acceptable form of birth control at least 3 months prior to enrollment (i.e., oral contraceptives, contraceptive implant, barrier methods with spermicide or abstinence).
• In addition, negative urine pregnancy test as tested before each treatment and at the last follow-up visit for women with child-bearing potential (e.g. not menopause).
• General good health confirmed by medical history and skin examination of the treated area.
• Willing to follow the treatment and follow-up schedule and post-treatment care instructions.
• Willingness to refrain from a change in diet/ exercise/medication regimen for the entire course of the study.
• Willing to have photographs and images taken of the treated areas to be used, de-identified in evaluations, publications and presentations

You may not qualify if…

• History of hypertension, ischemic heart disease, valvular heart disease, congestive heart failure, pacemaker/defibrillator, abdominal aortic aneurism
• Known hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, hepatitis, liver disease, HIV positive status, blood coagulopathy or excessive bleeding, autoimmune or connective tissue disease
• Having or undergoing any form of treatment for active cancer, or having a history of skin cancer or any other cancer in the areas to be treated, including presence of malignant or pre-malignant pigmented lesions
• Having any active electrical implant anywhere in the body, such as a pacemaker or an internal defibrillator
• Having a permanent implant in the treated area, such as metal plates or an injected chemical substance such as silicone
• Having undergone any other surgery in the treated areas within 12 months of treatment or during the study, including liposuction
• Previous body contouring procedures in the treatment area within 12 months
• History of skin disease in the treatment area, known tendency to form keloids or poor wound healing
• Suffering from significant skin conditions in the treated areas or inflammatory skin conditions, including, but not limited to, open lacerations or abrasions and active cold sores or herpes sores prior to treatment (duration of resolution as per the Investigator's discretion) or during the treatment course
• Skin lesions in the treatment area other than simple nevi on physical examination (e.g., atypical nevus, tattoo, abrasions) including depressed scars in the treatment area
• Very poor skin quality (i.e., severe laxity)
• Abdominal wall diastasis or hernia on physical examination
• Abnormal kidney, liver or coagulation functions, abnormal lipid profile or blood count within the last 3 months
• Obesity (BMI above 30)
• Childbirth within the last 12 months or breastfeeding women. Any acute or chronic condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, could interfere with the conduct of the study
• Unstable weight within the last 6 months (i.e., ± 3% weight change in the prior six months)
• Fat thickness lower than 2.5 cm after strapping at the treated area.
• Participation in another clinical study involving same anatomical areas within the last 6 months (or 30 days in case different anatomical areas were treated in previous trial/s).
• As per the Investigator's discretion, any physical or mental condition which might make it unsafe for the subject to participate in this study.

Where it is running

• Coleman Center for Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgery — Metairie, Louisiana, United States (enrolling)
• Maryland Laser, Skin, & Vein Institute, LLC — Hunt Valley, Maryland, United States (enrolling)
• Gold Skincare — Nashville, Tennessee, United States (enrolling)

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.