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CompletedNCT02877667SOL1601Updated Jul 29, 2020

Soliton Planar Acoustic Wave Device System for Dermal Clearing Human Trial Protocol

An interventional study of planar acoustic wave device in Tattoo, sponsored by Soliton. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 22 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-07-29.

Sponsored by Soliton · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
22 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Study of new acoustic wave device as an accessory to laser treatment in tattoo reduction.

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A non-significant risk, single center, prospective device trial to evaluate the number of passes of Q-Switch laser treatment that can be completed with a Q-Switch Laser alone compared to use of the Soliton Planar Acoustic Wave Device System (AWD) System as an accessory to Q-switched laser in tattoo reduction treatment.

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Conditions studied

  • Tattoo

Keywords

  • tattoo
  • laser
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In context

Lead sponsor

Soliton is the lead sponsor of 7 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 5 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
22 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Range of Fitzpatrick skin color scores I to III
  • Tattoo with location on arms, legs, and torso only, and accessible to AWD treatment head. Black ink only. Other ink colors may be present, but areas of black only tattoo should meet criteria described as: minimum 1" x 3" tattoo with at least 30-50% consistent coverage (see fig 1).
  • Tattoo age between 1 and 20 years.
  • Professionally applied.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject is pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the duration of the study.
  • Prior tattoo removal procedures on target tattoo.
  • Self-applied or amateur tattoo.
  • Tattoo layering (additional tattoo placed over an older tattoo to hide it) on target tattoo.
  • Metal or plastic implants in the area of the tattoo (pacemaker, implanted defibrillator, stent, or implants in the hips, knees, elbows, etc.).
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
40 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Open label device treatment

    Up to four passes with Q-Switched laser alternating with acoustic wave device

    Device: planar acoustic wave device

Interventions

  • Deviceplanar acoustic wave device

    accessory to laser treatment

    Also known as: AWD

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Demonstrate that multiple passes with Quality Switched Yag laser is safe based on assessment of Adverse Events

    Safety assessments included reported Adverse Events as a result of physician examination

    Time frame: 1 day

Secondary outcomes

  1. Efficacy comparison of tattoo fading of laser versus laser and Acoustic Wave Device treated tattoos .

    The degree of fading assessed in terms of percentage fading (1-100%) and according to the following 1 to 5 scale: * 1 = 0%; * 2 = 1-25%; * 3 = 26-49%; * 4 = 50-75%; or * 5 = 76-100%

    Time frame: 12 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • SkinCare Physicians
    Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 29, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02877667
Lead sponsor
Soliton
Collaborators
MedSource LLC
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 24, 2016
Start date
Jul 2016
Primary completion
Apr 19, 2017
Completion
Apr 30, 2017
Last update
Jul 29, 2020

Study contacts

Chris Capelli, MD
study director · Soliton

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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