Safety and Efficacy of the BTL-785F Device for Non-invasive Reduction of Wrinkles

This study will evaluate the clinical safety and the performance of the BTL-785F system for non-invasive treatment of facial wrinkles. The study is a multicenter single-arm, open-label, interventional study. The subjects will be enrolled and assigned into one experimental study arm. The subjects will be required to complete four (4) treatment visits and two follow-up visits.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Wrinkle
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: BTL-785F

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 46
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Bulgaria
  • Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 4000
    • Center for specialized medical care - Individual dermatological practice Dr. Mariya Genova

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 21 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy male or female subjects over 21 years of age seeking treatment for reduction of wrinkles
• Subjects should be able understand the investigative nature of the treatment, the possible benefits and side effects, and must sign the Informed Consent Form
• Presence of clearly visible wrinkles in the treated areas (forehead, cheeks) when the face is relaxed as deemed appropriate by the Investigator
• Subjects willing and able to abstain from partaking in any facial treatments other than the study procedure during study participation
• Willingness to comply with study instructions, to return to the clinic for the required visits, and to have photographs of their face taken

Exclusion Criteria:

• Local bacterial or viral infection in the area to be treated
• Local acute inflammation in the area to be treated
• Impaired immune system caused by any immunosuppressive illness, disease or medication
• Isotretinoin and tretinoin-containing medication use in the past 12 months
• Skin related autoimmune diseases
• Radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy
• Poor healing and unhealed wounds in the treatment area
• Metal implants
• Permanent implant in the treated area
• Pacemaker or internal defibrillator, or any other active electrical implant anywhere in the body
• Facial dermabrasion, facial resurfacing, or deep chemical peeling in the treatment area within 3 months prior to the treatment
• Current or history of skin cancer, or current condition of any other type of cancer, or pre-malignant moles
• History of skin disorders, keloids, abnormal wound healing and dry or fragile skin
• History of any type of cancer
• Active collagen diseases
• Cardiovascular diseases (such as vascular diseases, peripheral arterial disease, thrombophlebitis and thrombosis)1
• Pregnancy/nursing or IVF procedure
• History of bleeding coagulopathies, use of anticoagulants
• Any active condition in the treatment area, such as sores, psoriasis, eczema, rash and rosacea
• Any surgical procedure in the treatment area within the last three months or before complete healing
• Poorly controlled endocrine disorders, such as diabetes
• Acute neuralgia and neuropathy
• Kidney or liver failure
• Nerve insensitivity (sensitivity disorders) to heat in the treatment area
• Varicose veins, pronounced edemas1
• Prior use of dermal fillers, botulinum toxin, lasers, etc. therapies in the treated area that can influence the study results at the investigator discretion
• Unwillingness/inability to not change their usual cosmetics and especially not to use anti-aging or anti-wrinkles products in the treated area during the duration of the study including the follow-up period
• Electroanalgesia without exact diagnosis of pain etiology
• Neurological disorders (such as multiple cerebrospinal sclerosis, epilepsy)
• Blood vessels and lymphatic vessels inflammation
• Any other disease or condition at the investigator discretion that may pose risk to the patient or compromise the 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: Reduction of wrinkles	Device: BTL-785F; Radiofrequency

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Assess reduction of wrinkle severity according to the Fitzpatrick Wrinkle and Elastosis Scale	The primary efficacy outcome measure is a statistically significant reduction of at least 1.0 score in the average score of Fitzpatrick Wrinkle and Elastosis Scale score according to at least 2 out of 3 blinded dermatologists at 3-months follow-up compared to baseline.	4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: BTL Industries Ltd.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 31, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 30, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): October 31, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 25, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 25, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): July 27, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 18, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 14, 2023
• Last Verified: April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: BTL-785_CTBG100

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

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

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No