Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the UltraShape Device for Non-Invasive Abdominal Fat Reduction

Prospective, blinded, one arm, baseline-controlled clinical study for the evaluation of the UltraShape treatment for non-invasive abdominal fat reduction.

Study subjects will undergo UltraShape treatments on the abdominal area

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Excess Abdominal Fat
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: UltraShape

Detailed Description

This study is a prospective, baseline and blinded controlled, one arm clinical study showing the performance and safety of the UltraShape treatment for non-invasive abdominal fat reduction.

Up to 60 Healthy subjects in up to 4 investigational sites will be enrolled in this study. All subjects will undergo an assessment of their general health. During the treatment period, subject's fat thickness and circumference will be measured and three successive UltraShape treatments, two weeks interval, will be performed.

The study subjects will undergo UltraShape treatments on the abdomen. During the follow-up period visit will be conducted as follow: 4 weeks (4wk FU), 8 weeks (8wk FU) and 12 weeks (12wk FU) post last treatment (Tx.3). Subject's abdominal fat thickness and circumference will be measured in the measurements points and will be assessed at each visit. Additionally, a subject questionnaire will be completed in each follow-up visit (4wk, 8wk and 12wk FU). Finally, photography will be performed under visible light conditions of the front, right, left and back view. Most of the assessments will occur at each of the visits (all treatments and all follow-up visits) to the clinic.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Massachusetts
    • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States, 02467
      • Completed
      • Skin Care Physicians
  • Minnesota
    • Edina, Minnesota, United States, 55402
      • Recruiting
      • Zel Skin & Laser Specialists
      • Contact: Brian Zelickson, MD; Phone Number: 952-929-8888

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 60 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

A subject is eligible to participate in the study if he/she meets all the following inclusion criteria:

1. Signed informed consent to participate in the study.
2. Female and male subjects, 18 and 60 years of age at the time of enrollment
3. Fitzpatrick Skin Type I to VI.
4. Fat thickness of at least 1.5 cm in the treated area (measured by calibrated caliper).
5. BMI interval: BMI between 22 to 30 (normal to overweight, but not obese).
6. If female, not pregnant or lactating, must be either post-menopausal, surgically sterilized, or using a medically acceptable form of birth control at least 3 months prior to enrollment (i.e. oral contraceptives, contraceptive implant, barrier methods with spermicide or abstinence).
7. In addition, negative urine pregnancy test as tested before each treatment and at the last follow-up visit for women with child-bearing potential (e.g. not menopause).
8. General good health confirmed by medical history and skin examination of the treated area.
9. Willing to follow the treatment and follow-up schedule and post-treatment care instructions.
10. Willingness to refrain from a change in diet/ exercise/medication regimen for the entire course of the study.
11. Willing to have photographs and images taken of the treated areas to be used, de-identified in evaluations, publications and presentations

Exclusion Criteria:

A subject is not eligible for participation in this study if he or she meets any of the following exclusion criteria:

1. History of hypertension, ischemic heart disease, valvular heart disease, congestive heart failure, pacemaker or defibrillator, abdominal aortic aneurism
2. Known hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, hepatitis, liver disease, HIV positive status, blood coagulopathy or excessive bleeding, autoimmune or connective tissue disease
3. Having or undergoing any form of treatment for active cancer, or having a history of skin cancer or any other cancer in the areas to be treated, including presence of malignant or pre-malignant pigmented lesions
4. Having any active electrical implant anywhere in the body, such as a pacemaker or an internal defibrillator
5. Having a permanent implant in the treated area, such as metal plates or an injected chemical substance such as silicone
6. Having undergone any other surgery in the treated areas within 12 months of treatment or during the study, including liposuction
7. Previous body contouring procedures in the treatment area within 12 months
8. History of skin disease in the treatment area, known tendency to form keloids or poor wound healing
9. Suffering from significant skin conditions in the treated areas or inflammatory skin conditions, including, but not limited to, open lacerations or abrasions and active cold sores or herpes sores prior to treatment (duration of resolution as per the Investigator's discretion) or during the treatment course
10. Skin lesions in the treatment area other than simple nevi on physical examination (e.g., atypical nevus, tattoo, abrasions) including depressed scars in the treatment area
11. Very poor skin quality (i.e., severe laxity)
12. Abdominal wall diastasis or hernia on physical examination
13. Abnormal kidney, liver or coagulation functions, abnormal lipid profile or blood count within the last 3 months
14. Obesity (BMI above 30)
15. Childbirth within the last 12 months or breastfeeding women. Any acute or chronic condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, could interfere with the conduct of the study
16. Unstable weight within the last 6 months (i.e., ± 3 percent weight change in the prior six months)
17. Inability to comply with circumference measurement procedure (e.g., inability to hold breath for the required duration).
18. Fat thickness lower than 2.5 cm after strapping at the treated area.
19. Participation in another clinical study involving same anatomical areas within the last 6 months (or 30 days in case different anatomical areas were treated in previous trials).
20. As per the Investigator's discretion, any physical or mental condition which might make it unsafe for the subject to participate in this study

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: all subjects; Eligible subjects will receive 3 treatments, 2 weeks interval, with the UltraShape device according to the study protocol and user manual. The subject will return for 3 follow up visits: four weeks (4wk FU), eight weeks (8wk FU) and 12 weeks (12wk FU) after the last treatment, for total expected study duration of 16 weeks

Device: UltraShape; Tissue selectivity is achieved by a proprietary knowledge of ultrasound parameters ensuring specific destruction of the fat cells only within the target area. All other types of tissue, such as blood vessels, muscles and peripheral nerves remain intact. There are no thermal effects. Fat cell destruction is achieved by ultrasound-induced mechanical effects during a very short exposure time

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Abdominal fat thickness Reduction	Abdominal fat thickness Reduction post UltraShape treatments at 12 weeks follow-up (12wk FU) versus baseline	16 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Evaluate the safety of the treatment	Evaluate the safety of the treatment with the UltraShape device on abdominal area	day 0 until 16 weeks
Abdominal fat thickness reduction as measured by Ultrasound	Abdominal fat thickness reduction as measured by Ultrasound device post UltraShape treatments at all follow-up visits (4wk FU, 8wk FU, and 12wk FU) versus baseline	8wk , 12wk , and 16wk
Abdominal fat thickness reduction as measured by caliper	Abdominal fat thickness reduction as measured by caliper post UltraShape treatments at all follow-up visits (4wk FU, 8wk FU, and 12wk FU) versus baseline	8wk , 12wk , and 16wk
Abdominal circumference reduction	Abdominal circumference reduction post UltraShape treatments at all visits (treatments (pre Tx. 2; pre Tx.3) and follow up (4wk FU, 8wk FU, and 12wk FU)) versus baseline	2 weeks , 4 weeks, 8wk , 12wk , and 16wk
Investigator satisfaction:	Satisfaction assessment will be performed independently by the investigator himself using 5 points Likert scale questionnaire at all follow-up visits (4wk FU, 8wk FU and 12wk FU)	8wk , 12wk , and 16wk
Subject satisfaction:	Satisfaction assessment will be performed independently by the subject himself using 5 points Likert scale questionnaire at all follow-up visits (4wk FU, 8wk FU, and 12wk FU).	8wk , 12wk , and 16wk
Comfort level during treatment:	Comfort assessment will be performed independently by the subject himself using a numerical scale. The subjects will answer this questionnaire after each of the three treatments	day 0 , 2 weeks , 4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Syneron Medical
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jeffrey S Dover, M.D., SkinCare Physicians

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Hexsel D, Serra M, Mazzuco R, Dal'Forno T, Zechmeister D. Phosphatidylcholine in the treatment of localized fat. J Drugs Dermatol. 2003 Oct;2(5):511-8.
• Weinstein Velez M, Ibrahim O, Petrell K, Dover JS. Nonthermal Pulsed Ultrasound Treatment for the Reduction in Abdominal Fat: A Pilot Study. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2018 Sep;11(9):32-36. Epub 2018 Sep 1.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): June 1, 2020
• Study Completion (Anticipated): November 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 25, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 1, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): March 7, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 19, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 15, 2018
• Last Verified: February 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: DHF18531

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Undecided