Efficacy Trial for the Reduction of Glabellar Lines

March 20, 2017 updated by: Serene Medical Inc

Multicenter Efficacy Trial of the Serene RF System for the Reduction of Glabellar Lines

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of the Serene RF System to effectively improve the appearance of dynamic glabellar lines and sustain the effect for a minimum of 3 months.

Study Overview

Status

Status

Indicates the current recruitment status or the expanded access status.
Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
78

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Palo Alto, California, United States, 94306-3811
        • Premier Plastic Surgery
      • San Mateo, California, United States, 94401
        • Premier Plastic Surgery
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10025
        • Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas, Oregon, United States, 97015
        • Reviance Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics Center
    • Washington
      • Kirkland, Washington, United States, 98033
        • Puget Sound Plastic Surgery

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult men and women with moderate to severe glabellar lines

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Glabellar lines rating of at least two per the Merz Scale
  2. Written informed consent
  3. Understands and accepts the following obligations during the follow-up period (minimum of three months and up to one year)
  4. available for the 3 day phone call and present for each follow-up visit;
  5. receive NO other facial procedures in the upper face for a minimum of three months and up to one year after the RF procedure;
  6. make NO changes to the eyebrows for a minimum of three months after the RF procedure.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Injection of botulinum toxin to the upper face within the previous four months
  2. Use of fillers in the upper face within the previous twelve months
  3. Use of prescription treatments (e.g., Renova, Retin-A, micro-dermabrasion, chemical peels) on the upper face, in the area between the eyebrows where frown lines occur, within the previous four weeks or plans to use these treatments during the study
  4. Facial or skin conditions that could interfere with treatment or confound results (e.g., signs or symptoms of eyebrow or eyelid ptosis, facial nerve palsy, scarring, infection)
  5. Implanted pacemaker or automatic implantable cardioverter/defibrillator
  6. History of keloid formation
  7. Known bleeding disorder
  8. Use of thrombolytics, anticoagulants, aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs within seven days prior to study treatment Is receiving systemic corticosteroids or anabolic steroids (standard doses of inhaled or nasal corticosteroids are acceptable)
  9. History of chronic or recurrent infection, or compromised immune system
  10. Known lidocaine hypersensitivity
  11. Enrollment in another research study
  12. Pregnant, or plans to get pregnant during the follow-up period
  13. Any other condition or circumstance that might either pose a risk, in the investigator's opinion, to the subject or interfere with the ability to acquire satisfactory clinical data throughout the follow-up period

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

A group or subgroup of participants in an observational study that is assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Serene RF System
Percutaneous delivery of radiofrequency (RF) energy to create a temporary conduction block to the corrugator and/or procerus muscles.
Device: Serene RF System
The Serene RF System provides percutaneous delivery of radiofrequency (RF) energy to a targeted nerve.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The reduction of glabellar lines
Time Frame: 3 months
The reduction of glabellar lines will be assessed by a panel of 3 independent reviewers with expertise in dermatology and/or plastic surgery of the change in glabellar lines measured from baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months post procedure. Photographs will be presented in a random order and the reviewers will be blinded to whether the photograph is baseline or a follow up. Effectiveness of the procedure is defined by a ≥ 1 point improvement in score (i.e., numerical decrease) on the Mertz Aesthetics Scale™ (Merz Scale) for dynamic glabellar lines. At each time point the severity of the glabellar lines is assessed on a 5 point scale.
3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incidence and severity of adverse events
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months
The reduction of glabellar lines
Time Frame: 12 months
The reduction of glabellar lines will be assessed by a panel of 3 independent reviewers with expertise in dermatology and/or plastic surgery of the change in glabellar lines measured from baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months post procedure. Photographs will be presented in a random order and the reviewers will be blinded to whether the photograph is baseline or a follow up. Effectiveness of the procedure is defined by a ≥ 1 point improvement in score (i.e., numerical decrease) on the Mertz Aesthetics Scale™ (Merz Scale) for dynamic glabellar lines. At each time point the severity of the glabellar lines is assessed on a 5 point scale.
12 months
Subject satisfaction
Time Frame: 12 months
Subject satisfaction will be assessed by a survey given every 3 months. This survey asks the subject questions to rate on a scale of 0-4 with 0 representing very dissatisfied and 4 representing very satisfied.
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Serene Medical Inc

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Study Director: Scott McGill, Vice President Product Development

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
February 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
April 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
December 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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March 11, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
June 8, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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June 9, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
March 22, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
March 20, 2017

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
March 1, 2017

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • SM 14-01

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