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CompletedNCT05026216Updated May 28, 2026Results posted

To Assess the Effectiveness of Multiple Dose, Multiple Concentrations of Qwo, for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Cellulite.

A Phase 4 interventional study of Qwo in Cellulite, sponsored by DMR Research, PLLC. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-28.

Sponsored by DMR Research, PLLC · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
5
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

This is a single center, off-label, multiple dose, multiple injection areas, Phase 4 study to assess the safety and efficacy of multi-dilution CCH in adult women with mild or moderate edematous fibrosclerotic panniculopathy (EFP). 5 subjects will be screened and dosed in the buttock and thigh areas using a multi-dilution injection technique.

Qualified subjects (determined by investigator assessment) will receive a single vial of 0.84 mg of CCH to treatment areas (buttocks and thighs) for a total dose of 1.68 mg in both buttocks and both thighs per treatment session × 3 treatment sessions (Day 1, Day 22, and Day 43). Subjects will have follow-up visits at approximately 90 after Day 1.

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Conditions studied

  • Cellulite

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In context

Cellulite

71 studies on the registry are indexed under Cellulite; 3 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 5 is below the median of 34 across 65 interventional studies indexed under Cellulite.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with DMR Research, PLLC as lead sponsor.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Eligibility criteria

Subject Inclusion Criteria:

In order to be eligible to participate in the study, at the Screening Visit and on Study Day 1, subjects must:

  • Be female and 18-60 years of age at the time of consent.
  • Have both buttocks and both posterolateral thighs with:

    • A score of 2 or 3 (mild or moderate) as reported by the investigator using the Clinician-Reported Photonumeric Cellulite Severity Scale (CR-PCSS).
    • A Hexsel Cellulite Severity Scale (CSS) Subsection D "Grade of Laxity, Flaccidity, or Sagging Skin" score of 0 (absence of laxity, flaccidity, or sagging skin), or 1 (slightly draped appearance) at the Screening Visit only.
  • Have a (BMI) score between 18.0 kg/m2 and 30.0 kg/m2 and intends to maintain stable body weight (:S10% change from the Day 1 Visit weight) throughout the duration of the study (from the Screening Visit through the Day 180/Early Termination Visit).
  • Be willing to apply sunscreen to the treatment areas before each exposure to the sun for the duration of the study (from the Screening Visit through the Day 180/Early Termination Visit).
  • Be judged by the investigator to be in good health, based upon the results of a medical history and physical examination,.
  • Be of nonchildbearing potential (history of hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral tubal ligation, or with no history of menstrual flow in the 12 months prior to the Screening Visit); or, if of , be nonpregnant, nonlactating, and agree to use effective when with a male partner for the duration of the study. Acceptable forms of contraception include hormonal measures (oral contraceptive pills, contraceptive patch, contraceptive ring, injections, etc), intrauterine devices, double barrier method (condom plus diaphragm, condom or diaphragm plus spermicidal gel or foam), surgical sterilization of the male partner, and abstinence.
  • Have a negative serum pregnancy test at the Screening Visit and a negative urine pregnancy test prior to dosing at each treatment session.
  • Be willing and able to comply with all protocol required visits and assessment Be able to read, understand, and independently complete patient reported outcome instruments in English.
  • Be able to read, understand, and independently complete patient reported outcome instruments in English.
  • Be adequately informed and understand the nature and risks of the study and be able to provide consent as outlined in Section 10.1.3.

Subject Exclusion Criteria

  • A subject is ineligible for study participation if, at the Screening Visit or on Day 1, the subject:
  • Is from a vulnerable population, as defined by the United States (US) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 45, Part 46, Section 46.111(b) and other local and national regulations, including but not limited to, employees (temporary, part-time, full-time, etc) or a family member of the research staff conducting the study, or of the sponsor, or of the contract research organization, or of the Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Independent Ethics Committee (IEC).
  • Has a history of sensitivity or allergy to collagenase or any other of CCH.
  • Has any of the following systemic conditions:

    • Coagulation disorder.
    • Evidence or history of (other than excised basal-cell carcinoma) unless there had been no recurrence in at least 5 years.
    • History of keloidal scarring or abnormal wound healing.
    • Concurrent diseases or conditions that might interfere with the conduct of the study, confound the interpretation of the study results, or endanger the subject's well-being. Any questions about concurrent diseases will be discussed with the Medical Monitor.
    • Evidence of abnormalities on physical examination.
  • Has any of the following local conditions in the areas to be treated (both buttocks and both thighs):

    • History of lower extremity thrombosis or post-thrombosis syndrome.
    • Vascular disorder (eg, varicose veins, telangiectasia).
    • Inflammation or active infection.
    • Active cutaneous alteration including rash, eczema, or psoriasis.
    • A tattoo or other artificially inflicted body marker.
    • Has a mole located within 2 cm of any injection site.
  • Has skin laxity or linear undulations on the treatment region (both buttocks or both thighs) that can be effaced by lifting skin.
  • Has a Hexsel CSS Subsection D "Grade of laxity, flaccidity, or sagging skin" of 2 (moderate draped appearance) or 3 (severe draped appearance).
  • Requires anticoagulant or antiplatelet medication during the study or has received anticoagulant or antiplatelet medication (except for :S150 mg aspirin daily) within 7 days before injection of study treatment.
  • Has used any of the following for the treatment of EFP on either thigh and either buttock within the timelines identified below or intends to use any of the following at any time during the course of the study:

    • Liposuction during the 12-month period before dosing with study treatment.
    • Injections (eg, mesotherapy, dermal fillers, biostimulatory fillers); radiofrequency device treatments; laser treatment; buttock and thigh implant treatment; cryolipolysis; or surgery (including subcision and/or powered subcision) during the 12-month period before injection of study treatment.
  • Any treatment for EFP on a buttock and thigh during the 12-month period before the injection of study treatment.
  • Endermologie or similar treatments during the 6 month period before injection of study treatment.
  • Massage therapy during the 3-month period before injection of study treatment. Creams (eg, Celluvera™, TriLastin®) and/or home therapies to prevent or mitigate EFP during the 2-week period before injection of study treatment.
  • Has received any collagenase treatments at any time prior to treatment in this study and/or has received previous treatment with EN3835 or CCH for cellulite.
  • Has received treatment with an investigational product within 30 days (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) of the Screening Visit.
  • Is pregnant and/or is providing breast milk or plans to become pregnant and/or to provide breast milk during the course of the study.
  • Intends to initiate an intensive sport or exercise program during the study.
  • Intends to initiate an intensive weight reduction program during the study.
  • Has any other condition(s) that, in the investigator's opinion, might indicate the subject to be unsuitable for the study.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(8)

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BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Excipients

The other ingredients in a medicine besides the active drug, such as fillers, colours or preservatives.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
5 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Single-arm study

    Using CCH-ases on bilateral buttocks and thigh injections. No placebo being used.

    Drug: Qwo

Interventions

  • DrugQwo

    Collagenase clostridium histolyticum-aaes is a combination of bacterial collagenases AUX-I and AUX-II, in an approximate 1:1 mass ratio, which are isolated and purified from the fermentation of Clostridium histolyticum bacteria. Collagenase AUX-I is a single polypeptide chain consisting of approximately 1000 amino acids. Collagenase AUX-II is a single polypeptide chain consisting of approximately 1000 amino acids.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of Subjects With ≥1-point Improvement on Investigator Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (I-GAIS) at Day 90 (Buttocks)

    The Investigator Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (I-GAIS) is a 7-point scale ranging from -3 = very much worse to +3 = very much improved. Participants were considered responders if they had an I-GAIS score of +1 = improved or greater at Day 90.

    Time frame: Day 90

  2. Number of Participants With ≥1-Point Improvement on Investigator Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (I-GAIS) at Day 90 (Thighs)

    The Investigator Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (I-GAIS) is a 7-point scale ranging from -3 (very much worse) to +3 (very much improved). Responders were defined as subjects with a score of +1 (improved) or greater.

    Time frame: Day 90

Secondary outcomes

  1. I-GAIS at Multiple Timepoints Buttocks

    The Investigator Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (I-GAIS) is a 7-point scale ranging from -3 (very much worse) to +3 (very much improved). Responders were defined as subjects with a score of +1 (improved) or greater.

    Time frame: Days 22, 43, 90

  2. I-GAIS at Multiple Timepoints Thighs

    The Investigator Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (I-GAIS) is a 7-point scale ranging from -3 (very much worse) to +3 (very much improved). Responders were defined as subjects with a score of +1 (improved) or greater.

    Time frame: Day 22, Day 43, Day 90

  3. Mean Change From Baseline in Body-Q Appraisal of Cellulite at Day 90

    The Body-Q Appraisal of Cellulite is a patient-reported outcome ranging from 11 to 44, with higher scores indicating less bother from cellulite. Change from baseline to Day 90 was calculated for all participants.

    Time frame: Day 90

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Results

Posted May 28, 2026
Limitations and caveats
The study included only 5 participants, which limits the generalizability of the findings and reduces the statistical power to detect meaningful effects of the intervention. With such a small population, variability between participants can disproportionately influence results, and definitive conclusions regarding safety, efficacy, or treatment effect cannot be determined. Further studies with larger populations are needed to validate these findings.

Participant flow

Patients who completed the EN3835-305 real-world study were recruited to participate in the IIR.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneSingle-arm Study
Started5
Completed5
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryProportion of Subjects With ≥1-point Improvement on Investigator Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (I-GAIS) at Day 90 (Buttocks)

The Investigator Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (I-GAIS) is a 7-point scale ranging from -3 = very much worse to +3 = very much improved. Participants were considered responders if they had an I-GAIS score of +1 = improved or greater at Day 90.

Time frame:
Day 90
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Proportion of Subjects With ≥1-point Improvement on Investigator Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (I-GAIS) at Day 90 (Buttocks)
ParticipantsSingle-arm Study
Responders (≥+1)3
Non-responders (<+1)2
SecondaryI-GAIS at Multiple Timepoints Buttocks

The Investigator Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (I-GAIS) is a 7-point scale ranging from -3 (very much worse) to +3 (very much improved). Responders were defined as subjects with a score of +1 (improved) or greater.

Time frame:
Days 22, 43, 90
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
I-GAIS at Multiple Timepoints Buttocks
ParticipantsSingle-arm Study
Day 22 — Responders (≥+1)0
Day 22 — Non-responders (<+1)5
Day 43 — Responders (≥+1)1
Day 43 — Non-responders (<+1)4
Day 90 — Responders (≥+1)3
Day 90 — Non-responders (<+1)2
PrimaryNumber of Participants With ≥1-Point Improvement on Investigator Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (I-GAIS) at Day 90 (Thighs)

The Investigator Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (I-GAIS) is a 7-point scale ranging from -3 (very much worse) to +3 (very much improved). Responders were defined as subjects with a score of +1 (improved) or greater.

Time frame:
Day 90
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With ≥1-Point Improvement on Investigator Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (I-GAIS) at Day 90 (Thighs)
ParticipantsSingle-arm Study
Responders (≥+1)4
Non-responders (<+1)1
SecondaryI-GAIS at Multiple Timepoints Thighs

The Investigator Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (I-GAIS) is a 7-point scale ranging from -3 (very much worse) to +3 (very much improved). Responders were defined as subjects with a score of +1 (improved) or greater.

Time frame:
Day 22, Day 43, Day 90
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
I-GAIS at Multiple Timepoints Thighs
ParticipantsSingle-arm Study
Day 22 — Responders (≥+1)3
Day 22 — Non-responders (<+1)2
Day 43 — Responders (≥+1)2
Day 43 — Non-responders (<+1)3
Day 90 — Responders (≥+1)4
Day 90 — Non-responders (<+1)1
SecondaryMean Change From Baseline in Body-Q Appraisal of Cellulite at Day 90

The Body-Q Appraisal of Cellulite is a patient-reported outcome ranging from 11 to 44, with higher scores indicating less bother from cellulite. Change from baseline to Day 90 was calculated for all participants.

Time frame:
Day 90
Reported as:
Mean · Score (11-44 scale)
Mean Change From Baseline in Body-Q Appraisal of Cellulite at Day 90
Score (11-44 scale)Single-arm Study
Mean Change From Baseline in Body-Q Appraisal of Cellulite at Day 9011.6 ± 7.6

Adverse events

Collected over The following adverse events were reported by each subject post-treatment sessions, Day 1, Day 22 and Day 43.. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Single-arm Study0/5 (0%)0/5 (0%)5/5 (100%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventSingle-arm Study
BruisingSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders5/5
EdemaGeneral disorders5/5
Hemosiderin StainingSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders5/5
TendernessGeneral disorders5/5
PruritisSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders2/5

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)QWO Treatment
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years5
>=65 years0
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)QWO Treatment
Female5
Male0
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants)QWO Treatment
White/Not-Hispanic5
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Study locations

1 site
  • DMR Research, PLLC
    Westport, Connecticut 06880, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Mar 2021 to primary completion in Aug 2021, 4 months.

Results were first posted in May 2026, 4 years 9 months after primary completion.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Mar 26, 2021
First posted
Aug 30, 2021
StartActual
Mar 29, 2021
Primary completionActual
Aug 15, 2021
CompletionActual
Aug 31, 2021
Results first posted
May 28, 2026
Last update
May 28, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 28, 2026, 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
NCT05026216
Lead sponsor
DMR Research, PLLC
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 30, 2021
Start date
Mar 29, 2021
Primary completion
Aug 15, 2021
Completion
Aug 31, 2021
Results posted
May 28, 2026
Last update
May 28, 2026

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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