- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02441036
Gene Expression Following Ultherapy® Treatment
Evaluation of Changes in Gene Expression Following Ultherapy® Treatment
Study Overview
Detailed Description
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Arizona
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85050
- North Valley Plastic Surgery
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Wisconsin
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Mequon, Wisconsin, United States, 53092
- Campbell Facial Plastic Surgery
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female, age 45 to 70 years.
- Subject in good health.
- Understands and accepts the obligation not to undergo any other procedures in the areas 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.
- Subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test result and must not be lactating at the Screening Visit and be willing and able to use an acceptable method of birth control during the study.
- Absence of physical or psychological conditions unacceptable to the investigator.
- Willingness to refrain from use of aspirin, Ibuprofen, Naproxen or any other Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID) prior to study treatment and chronic use during the entire post-treatment study period.
- Willingness and ability to provide written informed consent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization prior to performance of any study-related procedure.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of an active systemic or local skin disease that may affect wound healing.
- Severe solar elastosis.
- Significant scarring in the area(s) to be treated that would interfere with assessing results.
- Open wounds or lesions in the area(s) to be treated.
- Severe or cystic acne on the area(s) to be treated.
- Active implants (e.g., pacemakers or defibrillators), or metallic implants in the treatment areas (dental implants not included.)
- Inability to understand the protocol or to give informed consent.
- Microdermabrasion, or prescription level glycolic acid treatment to the treatment area(s) within four weeks prior to study participation or during the study.
- Excessive dermatochalasis, deep dermal scarring, or thick sebaceous skin in the area(s) to be treated.
- BMI equal to or greater than 30.
- 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, 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.
- Current user of any nicotine-containing products, e.g., e-cigarettes, Nicorette gum, nicotine patches, etc.
History of the following cosmetic treatments in the area(s) to be treated:
- Skin tightening procedure within the past year;
- Injectable filler of any type within the past:
i. 12 months for Hyaluronic acid fillers (e.g. Restylane)
ii. 12 months for Ca Hydroxyapatite fillers (e.g. Radiesse)
iii. 24 months for Long-lasting Hyaluronic acid (Juvéderm Voluma) and Poly-L-Lactic acid fillers (e.g. Sculptra)
iv. Ever for permanent fillers (e.g. Silicone, ArteFill)
c. Neurotoxins within the past three months;
d. Ablative resurfacing laser treatment within the past six months;
e. Nonablative, rejuvenative laser or light treatment within the past six months;
f. Surgical dermabrasion or deep facial peels; or
g. Facelifts within the past year.
History of using the following prescription medications:
- Accutane or other systemic retinoids within the past six months;
- Topical Retinoids within the past two weeks;
- 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 the informed consent.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Basic Science
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Group 1 - 1-3 hours prior
Subjects will receive Ultherapy treatment 1-3 hours prior to tissue resection.
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Focused ultrasound energy delivered below the surface of the skin.
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Group 2 - 1 day prior
Subjects will receive Ultherapy treatment 1 day prior to tissue resection.
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Focused ultrasound energy delivered below the surface of the skin.
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Group 3 - 3 days prior
Subjects will receive Ultherapy treatment 3 days prior to tissue resection.
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Focused ultrasound energy delivered below the surface of the skin.
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Group 4 - 7 days prior
Subjects will receive Ultherapy treatment 7 days prior to tissue resection.
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Focused ultrasound energy delivered below the surface of the skin.
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Group 5 - 45 days prior
Subjects will receive Ultherapy treatment 45 days prior to tissue resection.
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Focused ultrasound energy delivered below the surface of the skin.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Changes in Gene Expression in Facial Skin Tissue Treated With Ultherapy Compared to Control (Untreated) Tissue Through Microarray Profiling
Time Frame: 1-3 hours to up to 45 days following Ultherapy treatment
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RNA will be extracted from treated and untreated (control) tissue samples obtained from 15 study subjects. For each subject tissue of the contra-lateral side of the face served as a control and will not receive Ultherapy treatment. OneArray Human Gene Expression microarray will be used for microarray profiling. Clustering Analysis will be performed to identify differences between treated vs. control samples and the up and down-regulated genes will be represented in a heatmap. The number of differentially expressed genes in treated samples compared to control samples will be determined for every study group. |
1-3 hours to up to 45 days following Ultherapy treatment
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Changes in Gene Expression of Apoptotic Genes Induced in Tissues Treated With Ultherapy Relative to Control (Untreated) Tissues by PCR Array
Time Frame: 1-3 hours to up to 45 days following Ultherapy treatment
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Real-time PCR array will be performed to assess differences in gene expression of a cluster of 84 genes related to apoptosis (e.g.
Annexin V, Caspacin, TNF ligands and their receptors, members of the bcl-2, caspase, IAP, TRAF, CARD, death domain, death effector domain, and CIDE families, as well as genes involved in the p53 and DNA damage pathways) between control versus treated tissues.
The number of differentially expressed genes in treated samples compared to control samples will be determined for every study group.
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1-3 hours to up to 45 days following Ultherapy treatment
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Changes in Gene Expression of Heat Shock Proteins Genes Induced in Tissues Treated With Ultherapy Relative to Control (Untreated) Tissues by PCR Array
Time Frame: 1-3 hours to up to 45 days following Ultherapy treatment
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Real-time PCR array will be performed to assess differences in gene expression of a cluster of 84 Heat Shock Protein genes that regulate protein folding (e.g.
HSP90 (81 to 99 kD), HSP70 (65 to 80 kD), HSP60 (55 to 64 kD), HSP40 (35 to 54 kD), small HSPs (=34 kD) and other chaperone cofactors) between control versus treated tissues.
The number of differentially expressed genes in treated samples compared to control samples will be determined for every study group.
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1-3 hours to up to 45 days following Ultherapy treatment
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Changes in Protein Expression in Tissues Treated With Ultherapy Compared to Control (Untreated) Tissue by Immunohistochemistry
Time Frame: 1-3 hours to up to 45 days following Ultherapy treatment
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Protein expression of apoptotic genes and heat shock proteins of interest identified in the three previous outcomes will be analyzed.
Embedded or frozen section tissues will be stained for specific proteins previously identified.
The number of subjects with differentially expressed proteins in treated samples compared to control samples will be determined for every study group.
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1-3 hours to up to 45 days following Ultherapy treatment
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Study Director: Kari Larson, MBA, Ulthera, Inc
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- ULT-140
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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