CellulitePnKCelulitisNCT03550157
Structural Changes of Subcutaneous Tissue by Ultrasonographies in Patients After Treatment With PnKCelulitis® Program
An observational study of Cellulite, run by Protein Supplies SL.
Trial summary
Exploratory, prospective, uncontrolled and single-blinded pilot study, with clinical and ultrasound assessments of cutaneous cellulite before and after treatment with a specific multidisciplinary programme following dietary guidelines, physical exercise and the application of a cosmetic cream. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 90 years, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Cellulite
- How many people
- 20 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 27 Sep 2016to 26 Apr 2017
- How long will I take part?
- 110 Days
- Phase
- Observational
- 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 18 to 90 years
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Females older than 18, with normal weight ranges in addition to the presence of cutaneous non-infectious cellulite (edematous-fibrosclerotic panniculopathy), were recruited for the study and to undergo treatment with the multidisciplinary programme.
Who may be able to join
- Females older than 18 years
- Normal weight ranges
- Presence of cutaneous non-infectious cellulite (edematous-fibrosclerotic panniculopathy)
- Women who are going to begin treatment with the multidisciplinary programme
Who cannot join
- Pregnant or lactating females
- Contraindications of a ketogenic diet
About this study
Official title: A Pilot Study of Cutaneous Ultrasound Evaluation of Structural Changes in Subcutaneous Tissue in Patients With Cellulitis After Multidisciplinary Treatment to Combat Cellulitis (PnKCelulitis® Program)
Exploratory, prospective, uncontrolled and single-blinded pilot study, with clinical and ultrasound assessments of cutaneous cellulite before and after treatment with a specific multidisciplinary programme following dietary guidelines, physical exercise and the application of a cosmetic cream.
Read the detailed description
Females older than 18, with normal weight ranges in addition to the presence of cutaneous non-infectious cellulite (edematous-fibrosclerotic panniculopathy), were recruited for the study and to undergo treatment with the multidisciplinary programme.
All patients were treated with the specific multidisciplinary programme for cellulite (PnKCelulitis®). This programme consists of three phases or processes: the restructuring, drainage and toning processes, each of which combines diet, physical exercise and the application of an anti-cellulite cream that combines active lipolytic and vasodilator agents (Cellulite Gel K-Line®).
Patient's clinical assessment follow-up was performed by the prescribing doctor for the multidisciplinary treatment and was done in four visits: baseline (before starting treatment) and at the end of each of the phases (restructuring, drainage and toning). Anthropometric data were recorded at each visit and a bioelectric impedance test to assess body composition (amount of fat mass and muscle mass). The clinical evaluation of the degree of cellulite was made according to the Nürnberger-Muller classification scale.
Cutaneous ultrasound was performed by an expert dermatologist in the dermatology outpatient clinic of the hospital and subsequently assessed blinded. Two skin scans were done for each patient, one before starting the treatment and another at the end. The objective data collected on each ultrasound were total skin thickness, thickness of the dermis and hipodermis, the area of the indentations of the subcutaneous cellular tissue in the dermis and changes in the echogenicity of the dermis blinded and independently assessed by two researchers, comparing ultrasounds before and after treatment.
- Conditions
- Cellulite
- Keywords
- Cellulite, Cutaneous ultrasound, PnKCelulitis® program
- Medical subject headings
- Cellulite
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Thickness of the hypodermis reduction
Change in thickness of the hypodermis reduction measured by cutaneous ultrasound from baseline to end of treatment
Measured: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Area of indentations reduction
Change in area of the indentations of the subcutaneous cellular tissue in the dermis from baseline to end of treatment measured by cutaneous ultrasound
Measured: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Secondary outcomes (11)
Total skin thickness reduction
Change in total skin thickness measured by cutaneous ultrasound from baseline to end of treatment
Measured: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Thickness of dermis reduction
Change in total thickness of dermis measured by cutaneous ultrasound from baseline to end of treatment
Measured: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Cellulite grade reduction
Change in the degree of cellulitis according to the Nürnberger-Muller classification scale from the beginning to the end of the treatment. It is a simple grading-score of cellulite by inspection (grade 0= Smooth surface of skin while lying down and standing and wrinkles upon pinch-test; grade 1=Smooth surface of skin while lying down and standing, mattress-phenomenon upon pinch-test; grade 2=Mattress-phenomenon spontaneously while standing and grade 3=Mattress-phenomenon spontaneously while standing and lying down). A higher score indicates a higher severity of cellulite.
Measured: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Body weight reduction
Change in body weight from baseline to end of treatment
Measured: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Body Mass Index reduction
Change in Body Mass Index from baseline to end of treatment
Measured: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Skeletal muscle mass increase
Change in skeletal muscle mass from baseline to end of treatment
Measured: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Body fat mass reduction
Change in body fat mass from baseline to end of treatment
Measured: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Abdominal perimeter reduction
Change in abdominal perimeter (navel level) from baseline to end of treatment
Measured: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Low abdominal perimeter reduction
Change in low abdominal perimeter (5 cm below navel) from baseline to end of treatment
Measured: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Thigh perimeter reduction
Change in thigh perimeter from baseline to end of treatment
Measured: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Number of Participants With Adverse Events
Number of Participants With Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability
Measured: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted8 Jun 2018
- Study start27 Sep 2016
- Primary completion30 Jan 2017
- Study completion26 Apr 2017
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for CelluliteStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (actual)
- Target duration
- 110 Days
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Protein Supplies SL
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Esther Roe, Ph, Principal investigator, Hosptial de al Santa Creu i Sant pau
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03550157
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- PNK-CEL-2016-06
- Acronym
- PnKCelulitis
- Status last verified
- Oct 2017
- First submitted
- 8 May 2018
- Last updated
- 26 Apr 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Apr 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Pilot Study of Cutaneous Ultrasound Evaluation of Structural Changes in Subcutaneous Tissue in Patients With Cellulitis After Multidisciplinary Treatment to Combat Cellulitis (PnKCelulitis® Program)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03550157
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PnKCelulitis / PNK-CEL-2016-06
- Conditions
- Cellulite
- Keywords
- Cellulite, Cutaneous ultrasound, PnKCelulitis® program
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Protein Supplies SLUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 27 Sep 2016 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jan 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- 26 Apr 2017 (actual)
- First posted
- 8 Jun 2018 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Exploratory, prospective, uncontrolled and single-blinded pilot study, with clinical and ultrasound assessments of cutaneous cellulite before and after treatment with a specific multidisciplinary programme following dietary guidelines, physical exercise and the application of a cosmetic cream.
Detailed description
Females older than 18, with normal weight ranges in addition to the presence of cutaneous non-infectious cellulite (edematous-fibrosclerotic panniculopathy), were recruited for the study and to undergo treatment with the multidisciplinary programme.
All patients were treated with the specific multidisciplinary programme for cellulite (PnKCelulitis®). This programme consists of three phases or processes: the restructuring, drainage and toning processes, each of which combines diet, physical exercise and the application of an anti-cellulite cream that combines active lipolytic and vasodilator agents (Cellulite Gel K-Line®).
Patient's clinical assessment follow-up was performed by the prescribing doctor for the multidisciplinary treatment and was done in four visits: baseline (before starting treatment) and at the end of each of the phases (restructuring, drainage and toning). Anthropometric data were recorded at each visit and a bioelectric impedance test to assess body composition (amount of fat mass and muscle mass). The clinical evaluation of the degree of cellulite was made according to the Nürnberger-Muller classification scale.
Cutaneous ultrasound was performed by an expert dermatologist in the dermatology outpatient clinic of the hospital and subsequently assessed blinded. Two skin scans were done for each patient, one before starting the treatment and another at the end. The objective data collected on each ultrasound were total skin thickness, thickness of the dermis and hipodermis, the area of the indentations of the subcutaneous cellular tissue in the dermis and changes in the echogenicity of the dermis blinded and independently assessed by two researchers, comparing ultrasounds before and after treatment.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Target follow-up
- 110 Days
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 90 years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Females older than 18, with normal weight ranges in addition to the presence of cutaneous non-infectious cellulite (edematous-fibrosclerotic panniculopathy), were recruited for the study and to undergo treatment with the multidisciplinary programme.
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Females older than 18 years
- Normal weight ranges
- Presence of cutaneous non-infectious cellulite (edematous-fibrosclerotic panniculopathy)
- Women who are going to begin treatment with the multidisciplinary programme
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Pregnant or lactating females
- Contraindications of a ketogenic diet
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Thickness of the hypodermis reduction
Time frame: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Change in thickness of the hypodermis reduction measured by cutaneous ultrasound from baseline to end of treatment
Area of indentations reduction
Time frame: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Change in area of the indentations of the subcutaneous cellular tissue in the dermis from baseline to end of treatment measured by cutaneous ultrasound
11 secondary outcomes
Total skin thickness reduction
Time frame: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Thickness of dermis reduction
Time frame: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Cellulite grade reduction
Time frame: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Body weight reduction
Time frame: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Body Mass Index reduction
Time frame: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Skeletal muscle mass increase
Time frame: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Body fat mass reduction
Time frame: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Abdominal perimeter reduction
Time frame: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Low abdominal perimeter reduction
Time frame: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Thigh perimeter reduction
Time frame: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Number of Participants With Adverse Events
Time frame: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Apr 2023.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Esther Roe, Ph principal investigator
Hosptial de al Santa Creu i Sant pau
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Cellulite, run by Protein Supplies SL.
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 4 inclusion and 2 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 26 Apr 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
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?
Thickness of the hypodermis reduction (time frame: from the beginning to the end of treatment, an average of 8±1 weeks in patients with grade 1, an average of 10±1 weeks in patients with grade 2 and an average of 14±1 weeks for patients with grade 3). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 26 Apr 2023.