Radiological Evaluation of Radiesse Implantation in the Hands

Radiesse® Post Approval Safety Study - Radiological Evaluation of Implantation in the Hands

The objective of this study is to provide a preliminary assessment of the radiographic appearance of Radiesse material that has been injected into the dorsum of the hands.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Volume Loss in the Dorsum of the Hand
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Radiesse injectable implant and 2% lidocaine HCL

Detailed Description

Radiesse dermal filler is radiopaque and shows no overt radiographic safety concerns in a study of 58 patients after facial implantation, with Radiesse not always visible on plain X-rays.

This Post Approval Safety study will evaluate if there are concerns after Radiesse implantation in the dorsum of hands, specifically if implantation interferes with radiological assessment by obscuring the bones of the hand.

Hands will be scored according to the 5 point Merz Hand Grading Scale (MHGS), which ranges from 0 (No loss of fatty tissue) to 4 (Very severe loss of fatty tissue; marked visibility of veins and tendons).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 20
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Vista, California, United States
      • Merz Investigative Site #0010358

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 22 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Has hands rating 2, 3, or 4 on the validated Merz Hand Grading Scale (MHGS) as determined by a live, masked evaluator.
2. Is at least 22 years of age.
3. Understands and accepts the obligation not to receive any other procedures in the dorsum of the hands through the end of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Was a participant in the Radiesse hands pre-market clinical study.
2. Has been treated with fat injections or Radiesse in the hands, has hand deformities, or has received surgery in the dorsum of the hands.
3. Has any medical condition with the potential to interfere with the study or increase the risk of adverse events (AEs).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: "Grade 4 Hands" group; "Grade 4 Hands" group will be subjects with hand grading of grade 4 (very severe loss of fatty tissue, marked visibility of veins and tendons in the dorsal hand). "Grade 4 Hands" group subjects will receive Radiesse injectable implant and 2% lidocaine HCL up to 3 cc (2 syringes) per hand per treatment. Subjects in "Grade 4 Hands" group can have up to three retreatments over an 18 month period.	Device: Radiesse injectable implant and 2% lidocaine HCL; Radiesse injectable implant injected in small boluses (0.2-0.5cc/bolus). No more than 0.5cc per bolus. No more than 3 cc (2 syringes) will be injected per hand.
Experimental: "Grade 2 or 3 Hands" group; "Grade 2 or 3 Hands" group will be subjects with hand grading of grade 2 or grade 3 (moderate to severe loss of fatty tissue, mild to moderate visibility of veins and tendons in the dorsal hand). "Grade 2 or 3 Hands" group subjects will receive Radiesse injectable implant and 2% lidocaine HCL up to 3 cc (2 syringes) per hand per treatment. Subjects in "Grade 2 or 3 Hands" group can have up to three retreatments over an 18 month period.	Device: Radiesse injectable implant and 2% lidocaine HCL; Radiesse injectable implant injected in small boluses (0.2-0.5cc/bolus). No more than 0.5cc per bolus. No more than 3 cc (2 syringes) will be injected per hand.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Participants With X-ray of Either Hand With Bone Obscuration at Month 1	Obscuration was defined as any post-treatment hand x-ray that at least 1 of the 2 blinded radiologist interpreted as Radiesse obscuring bones.	Month 1
Number of Participants With X-ray of Either Hand With Bone Obscuration at Month 6	Obscuration was defined as any post-treatment hand x-ray that at least 1 of the 2 blinded radiologist interpreted as Radiesse obscuring bones.	Month 6
Number of Participants With X-ray of Either Hand With Bone Obscuration at Month 12	Obscuration was defined as any post-treatment hand x-ray that at least 1 of the 2 blinded radiologist interpreted as Radiesse obscuring bones.	Month 12
Number of Participants With X-ray of Either Hand With Bone Obscuration at Month 24	Obscuration was defined as any post-treatment hand x-ray that at least 1 of the 2 blinded radiologist interpreted as Radiesse obscuring bones.	Month 24

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage of Participants Reporting One or More Device or Injection-related Severe Adverse Events (AEs) at Months 1 and 6		Months 1 and 6
Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ) Scores	The MHQ is a hand-specific outcomes instrument that measures outcomes of participants with conditions of, or injury to, the hand or wrist. The MHQ contains six domains: overall hand function, activities of daily living, work performance, pain, aesthetics and satisfaction. For this study, MHQ overall hand function and MHQ pain domains were evaluated. Scores for both scales range from 0-100. Higher MHQ hand function scores denote better hand performance whereas higher MHQ pain scores denote more pain. MHQ minimal clinically important differences were defined as score changes greater than an 11-point increase for the pain domain and greater than a 13-point decrease for the function domain.	Baseline, Months 1, 6, 7, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 24
Number of Participants With Greater Than or Equal to (>=) 1 Point Improvement on the MHGS in Both Hands After Initial Treatment at Months 1 and 6	The MHGS was used to measure clinical efficacy of the Radiesse hand treatments by a masked evaluator performing live, dorsal hand assessments. The MHGS was an ordinal scale; therefore, ratings were made based on a "snap-shot" at a specific study time point. A measure of successful or improved treatment effect was demonstrated by a decrease in MHGS score. MHGS had 5 categories, where: 0 (no loss of fatty tissue); 1 (mild loss of fatty tissue; slight visibility of veins); 2 (moderate loss of fatty tissue; mild visibility of veins and tendons); 3 (severe loss of fatty tissue; moderate visibility of veins and tendons); 4(very severe loss of fatty tissue; marked visibility of veins and tendons).	Months 1 and 6
Number of Participants With >=1 Point Improvement on the MHGS in Both Hands Following Retreatment at Months 7 and 12	The MHGS was used to measure clinical efficacy of the Radiesse hand treatments by a masked evaluator performing live, dorsal hand assessments. The MHGS was an ordinal scale; therefore, ratings were made based on a "snap-shot" at a specific study time point. A measure of successful or improved treatment effect was demonstrated by a decrease in MHGS score. MHGS had 5 categories, where: 0 (no loss of fatty tissue); 1 (mild loss of fatty tissue; slight visibility of veins); 2 (moderate loss of fatty tissue; mild visibility of veins and tendons); 3 (severe loss of fatty tissue; moderate visibility of veins and tendons); 4(very severe loss of fatty tissue; marked visibility of veins and tendons).	Months 7 and 12
Percentage of Participants With Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (GAIS) Scores After Initial Treatment at Months 1 and 6	The GAIS is a 7-point scale. The 7-point scale are as follows: +3 (very much improved); +2 (much improved); +1 (improved); 0 (no change); -1 (worse); -2 (much worse); -3 (very much worse).	Months 1 and 6
Percentage of Participants With GAIS Scores Following Retreatment at Months 7 and 12	The GAIS is a 7-point scale. The 7-point scale are as follows: +3 (very much improved); +2 (much improved); +1 (improved); 0 (no change); -1 (worse); -2 (much worse); -3 (very much worse).	Months 7 and 12

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Merz North America, Inc.
• Investigators: Study Director: Peter Kreymerman, MD,FACS, Study Director

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Moradi A, Ethakovic R, Odena G. Aesthetic Implantation of Calcium Hydroxylapatite Does Not Interfere With Radiological Assessment of Bones in the Dorsum of the Hands. Aesthet Surg J. 2023 May 15;43(6):696-703. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjac344.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 2, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): January 2, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 13, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 27, 2016
• First Posted (Estimated): October 31, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 29, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 10, 2023
• Last Verified: November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Central Nervous System Depressants; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Sensory System Agents; Anesthetics; Membrane Transport Modulators; Anesthetics, Local; Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Blockers; Sodium Channel Blockers; Lidocaine
• Other Study ID Numbers: P151010, M900311003

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO