Safety for Frequent Use Conditions of Hair Removal Device (OHR-3)

Safety of Hair2Go Device in Frequent Use Conditions: A Prospective, Open Label Study With Before-After Design

To measure the safety of hair removal device when used frequently.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Hair Removal
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Hair2Go (Mē)

Detailed Description

The primary endpoint of this study is to measure the safety of the Hair2Go device when used frequently. The secondary endpoints include the kinetics of the hair clearance up to 8 weeks after the last treatment, and gathering information about the pain associated with the procedure

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 37
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
      • Physician Laser and Dermatology Institute

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy males and females, between 18 and 65 years of age.
• Willing to sign informed consent.
• Willing to follow the treatment schedule and post treatment follow-up.
• Willingness to have photographs of the treated area taken that may be used for marketing and educational presentation and/or publications
• Willingness to avoid excessive sun exposure two weeks prior treatments

Exclusion Criteria:

• A history of keloidal scarring (hypertrophic scars or keloids).
• Active dermatologic lesion or infection in the treatment site.
• Subject has permanent tattoos or makeup in the treatment area.
• Recently tanned in the area to be treated and/or unable or unlikely to refrain from tanning during the study.
• Subject has disease related to photosensitivity, such as porphyria, polymorphic light eruption, solar urticaria, lupus, etc
• Subject has a history of herpes outbreak in the area of treatment, unless receiving preventative treatment from physician
• Pregnant, planning to become pregnant, hormone fluctuations and/or breast feeding during the experiment.
• Subjects with Diabetes (Type I or II) or other systemic or metabolic condition
• Subject has an active electrical implant anywhere in the body, such as a pacemaker, an internal defibrillator, insulin pump, incontinence device, etc.
• Subject suffers from epilepsy.
• Subject has active cancer, or has a history of skin cancer or any other cancer in the area to be treated, including presence of malignant or pre-malignant pigmented lesions.
• Subject received radiation therapy or chemotherapy treatments with the past 3 months.
• Subject has known anticoagulative or thromboembolic condition or is on any form of anticoagulation treatment.
• Subject has a history of immunosuppressant/immune deficiency disorders (including HIV infection or AIDS) or currently using immunosuppressive medications.
• Subject has any other condition which in the physician's opinion would make it unsafe for the subject to be treated.
• Subject had rotating type tweezer epilator treatment, or waxing within the last 3 months
• Subject had electrolysis treatment within the last 6 months over the treatment area.
• Subject had any type of professional intense pulsed light (IPL), laser or RF hair removal in the treatment site within the last 6 months.
• Participation in a study of another device or drug within 1 month prior to enrollment or during this study.
• Subject is taking medication known to induce photosensitivity, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, tetracyclines, phenothiazines, thiazide diuretics, sulfonylureas, sulfonamides, Dacarbazine (DTIC), fluorouracil, vinblastine, and griseofulvin within 4 weeks of therapy.
• Subject has been taking Accutane® within 6 months of therapy.
• Subject has been on steroid regimen during the last three months.
• Subject is on Gold therapy (for arthritis treatment).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Hair2Go (Mē); Treatment with Hair2Go (Mē)device	Device: Hair2Go (Mē); Treatment with Hair2Go (Mē) three times every 2-4 days; Other Names: Mē my elōs

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage of Participants With Device Related Anticipated Skin Effects, Serious Adverse Events, or Adverse Events.	The immediate skin reaction and long-term side and adverse effects were evaluated on site by a dermatologist. This includes the following clinical outcomes: Presence of transient (disappearing < 24 hours) or prolonged erythema; Presence of transient (disappearing < 24 hours) or prolonged edema; Self-limited bleeding from mechanical shaving; Blister formation; Ulcer formation; Pigment changes (hypo/hyper); Textural changes; Scarring; Infection; Pruritis; Post inflammation reactions; Allergic reaction The safety of the device will be confirmed if no device related serious adverse event will occur.	Up to 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Tolerability Level of the Procedure for Each Treatment Separately for Light and Dark Skin.	Subject self-report of the tolerability of the procedure (no pain, mild pain, moderate pain) after each of the treatments (#1, #2, #3)separately for relatively light and dark skin photo-types (I-IV and V-VI respectively according to Fitzpatrick skin photo-type classification)	0, 3, 7 days (after treatment #1, #2, and #3 respectively)
Hair Clearance	Hair Clearance = the percent of hair cleared from baseline to follow up	8 weeks after last treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Syneron Medical

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 2011
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 1, 2012
• Study Completion (Actual): June 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 4, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 4, 2011
• First Posted (Estimate): May 5, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): February 18, 2013
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 15, 2013
• Last Verified: February 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Hair removal; Epilation; Hair Clearance
• Other Study ID Numbers: OHR-3