Status:

COMPLETED

Feasibility Study: Evaluation of the Treatment of Striae Using Ultherapy® in Combination With Laser Treatment

Lead Sponsor:

Ulthera, Inc

Conditions:

Scars

Striae

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Up to 20 subjects will be enrolled. Enrolled subjects will receive one of three study treatments in the abdominal region: Ultherapy® only, Ultherapy® and CO2 laser treatment, or CO2 laser treatment on...

Detailed Description

This is a prospective, randomized, single-blinded, pilot clinical trial to evaluate the use of the Ulthera® System in combination with the 70W Alma Pixel CO2 laser for efficacious results in the treat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female, aged 21 to 65 years.
  • Subject in good health.
  • Fitzpatrick skin classification type 1-5.
  • Striae rubra and alba on the abdomen.
  • Understands and accepts the obligation not to undergo any other procedures in the area(s) to be treated through the follow-up period.
  • Willingness and ability to comply with protocol requirements, including returning for follow-up visits and abstaining from exclusionary procedures for the duration of the study.
  • Absence of physical or psychological conditions unacceptable to the investigator.
  • Willingness and ability to provide written consent for study-required photography and adherence to photography requirements .
  • Willingness and ability to provide written informed consent and HIPAA authorization prior to performance of any study-related procedure.
  • Subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test result and must not be lactating at Visit 1 and be willing and able to use an acceptable method of birth control during the study

Exclusion

  • Presence of an active systemic or local skin disease that may affect wound healing.
  • Current bacterial or viral infection in the area to be treated.
  • Severe solar elastosis.
  • Significant scarring or burns in area(s) to be treated.
  • Prior radiation therapy in the area(s) to be treated.
  • Open wounds or lesions in the area(s) to be treated.
  • History of keloid or hypertrophic scarring
  • History of irregular pigmentation of the skin, Lichens Planus, Vitiligo or Psoriasis in the treatment area that in the investigators opinion, would put the subject at unnecessary risk.
  • Inability to understand the protocol or to give informed consent.
  • Microdermabrasion, or prescription level glycolic acid treatments to the intended treatment area(s) within two weeks prior to study participation or during the study.
  • History of chronic drug or alcohol abuse.
  • History of autoimmune disease.
  • Concurrent therapy that, in the investigator's opinion, would interfere with the evaluation of the safety or efficacy of the study device.
  • Subjects who anticipate the need for surgery or overnight hospitalization during the study.
  • Subjects who, in the investigator's opinion, have a history of poor cooperation,noncompliance with medical treatment, or unreliability.
  • Concurrent enrollment in any study involving the use of investigational devices or drugs.
  • Current smoker or history of smoking in the last five years.
  • History of prior abdominal Suction Assisted Lipectomy or Abdominoplasty.
  • History of prior Massive Weight Loss
  • History of using the following prescription medications:
  • Accutane or other systemic retinoids within the past 12 months;
  • Antiplatelet agents / Anticoagulants (Coumadin, Heparin, Plavix);
  • Psychiatric drugs that in the investigators opinion would impair the subject from understanding the protocol requirements or understanding and signing informed consent.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

14 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01810484

Start Date

January 1 2013

End Date

January 1 2015

Last Update

January 31 2018

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Art Plastic Surgery

Paramus, New Jersey, United States, 07652

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Dermatology, Laser & Vein Specialists of the Carolinas

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 98207