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WrinklesNCT02368925

Clinical Trial to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Ultherapy™ System for Lifting Skin on the Neck

A study testing Ultherapy™ System in people with Wrinkles, run by Seoul National University Hospital at 1 site in South Korea.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Study is a prospective clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of the Ulthera® System to improve Lifting Skin on the Neck. Changes from baseline in the FACE-Q Appraisal of Neck scale score and Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale scores will be assessed at study follow-up visits. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 30 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Wrinkles
What is being tested?
Ultherapy™ System
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
18 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
Mar 2015to Oct 2015
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 30 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Male or female, aged 30 to 65 years.
  • Subject in good health
  • Subjects who desire improvement in neck skin

Who cannot join

  • Presence of an active systemic infectious disease
  • general disease or skin disorder in the area to be treated
  • Pregnant or lactating subjects
  • Previous episode of facial or neck surgery for wrinkle correction
  • Subjects who have aesthetic addiction, drug abuse, alcohol abuse
  • Subjects who were treated Botox or Filler at the neck area
  • Subjects who had Auto-Immune disease

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

    Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-707

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

Official title: Clinical Trial to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Ultherapy™ System for Lifting Skin

Study is a prospective clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of the Ulthera® System to improve Lifting Skin on the Neck. Changes from baseline in the FACE-Q Appraisal of Neck scale score and Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale scores will be assessed at study follow-up visits.

Read the detailed description

Before Treatment:

The subject's eligibility (inclusion/exclusion criteria) will be assessed, and all subjects will check the FACE-Q Appraisal of Neck scale score

Treatment:

The Investigator will apply to the eligible subject the Study Device Ultherapy™ System with 200~260 lines of 3.0 and 4.5 probe respectively on the subject's neck.

Post-Treatment:

All subjects will visit the Institution at 12 weeks from the day of procedure, and will take photos of the neck. Efficacy evaluation will performed by the Photographic Evaluator.

Conditions
Wrinkles
Being tested
Ultherapy™ System
Keywords
Rhytids, Skin Laxity
Medical subject headings
Cutis Laxa

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Ultherapy™ SystemDevice

    The Investigator will apply to the eligible subject the Study Device Ultherapy™ System with 200~260 lines of 3.0 and 4.5 probe respectively on the subject's neck.

Study groups in NCT02368925
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Ultherapy™ SystemExperimentalUltherapy™ System
Receives: Device: Ultherapy™ System

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Investigator Assessment of Improvement at 12 weeks post-treatment

    Investigator complete Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale at 12 weeks post-treatment by comparing subject's photographs

    Measured: 12 weeks post-treatment

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Subject Assessment of Improvement at 12 weeks post-treatment

    Subjects complete a Patient Assessment Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale at 12 weeks posttreatment

    Measured: 12 weeks post-treatment

  2. Subjects' Assessment of Pain during treatment

    Pain score record using a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS,0-10) , with 0 representing no pain and 10 representing the worst pain possible.

    Measured: Subjects were assessed for the duration of study treatment

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted23 Feb 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2015
  3. Primary completionSep 2015
  4. Study completionOct 2015

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
18 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02368925
Sponsor's protocol ID
E-1411/274-002
Status last verified
Apr 2016
First submitted
15 Feb 2015
Last updated
15 Apr 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Ultherapy™ System in people with Wrinkles, run by Seoul National University Hospital at 1 site in South Korea.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Apr 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in South Korea. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Investigator Assessment of Improvement at 12 weeks post-treatment (time frame: 12 weeks post-treatment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Apr 2016.

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