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RecruitingNCT05987319Updated May 7, 2024

Feasibility Study to Collect and Assess Safety Data for a Radiofrequency Microneedling Device for Electrocoagulation and Hemostasis of Soft Tissues for Dermatologic Conditions

An interventional study of RadioFrequency Microneedling Device in Wrinkle, Fine Lines and Crepey Skin, sponsored by Cynosure, Inc.. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 22 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-05-07.

Sponsored by Cynosure, Inc. (part of Cynosure Lutronic, Inc.) · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Aug 2024, 2 years 3 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Jul 2023; still recruiting 3 years 3 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
22 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of the Potenza device used in this study is to collect clinical data for dermatologic conditions in which electrocoagulation and hemostasis is a viable mechanism for means of improvement.

Read the detailed description

Up to 12 subjects will be enrolled at 1 study center. Subjects will be enrolled into 2 groups. Group A will receive treatments on the face, neck, and/or body. Group B will receive split-face treatments where each side of the face may be treated with different tips. Subjects will attend a screening/pretreatment visit which may be performed on the same day as the treatment visit. Subjects may receive up to 5 treatments.

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Conditions studied

  • Wrinkle
  • Fine Lines
  • Crepey Skin
  • Acne Scars
  • Active Acne
  • Enlarged Pores
  • Stretch Mark
  • Loose Skin

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In context

Striae Distensae

44 studies on the registry are indexed under Striae Distensae; 7 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 20 is below the median of 30 across 43 interventional studies indexed under Striae Distensae.

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Lead sponsor

Cynosure, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 52 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Of its 21 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 16 (76%) have results posted.

First submitted before Cynosure, Inc. became part of Cynosure Lutronic, Inc..

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
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • A healthy, non-smoking male or female between the age of 22-65 years old.
  • Fitzpatrick skin type I to VI.
  • Understands and accepts obligation not to receive any other procedures on the treatment area through the length of the study.
  • Understands and accepts the obligation and is logistically able to be present for all visits.
  • Is willing to comply with all requirements of the study and sign the document.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Is pregnant or of and not using medically effective , or has been pregnant in the last 3 months, currently breast feeding or planning a pregnancy during the study.
  • The subject is currently enrolled in an drug or device trial or has received an investigational drug or been treated with an investigational device within in the area to be treated 1 month prior to entering this study.
  • The subject has a pacemaker.
  • The subject had previous use of gold thread skin rejuvenation.
  • The subject has a cut, wound, or infected skin on the area to be treated (but skin eruptions may be treated).
  • The subject has a metal implant that interferes with the transmission of energy to the electrical field.
  • The subject has any embedded electronic devices that give or receive a signal.
  • The subject has Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (ICD) or Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) devices: treatment may interfere with the functionality of the device and/or damage the electronic implant.
  • The subject is allergic to adhesives such as glues on medical tape: they should be alerted that a rash may occur on the neutral electronic monitoring pad (NEM or neutral pad) site, and an over-the-counter preparation may be used to treat the area.
  • The subject is allergic to gold.
  • The subject has an unrealistic expectation of the results: this is not plastic surgery, and all subjects should be fully informed of the treatment's expected results.
  • The subject has nerve insensitivity to heat in the treatment area or in the neutral pad placement area.
  • The subject has severe laxity or sagging that causes redundant folds of tissue or hanging skin in the area to be treated: this treatment will be ineffective.
  • The subject has used Accutane (isotretinoin) six to twelve months prior to treatment, as this can thin the skin and make it brittle.
  • The subject is taking aspirin or are currently taking antiplatelets, thrombolytics, anti- inflammatories or anticoagulants.
  • The subject has a history of bleeding coagulopathies.
  • The subject is allergic to topical anesthetic.
  • The subject has any of the following conditions:

    • Diabetes
    • Epilepsy
    • disease
    • Herpes simplex
    • Hypertension
    • Dermatitis
  • The subject has keloid formation propensity.
  • Subjects with electronic implants such as cardiac defibrillator. It may interfere with operation of electronic implants or damage the implants, causing risks.
  • The subject has any condition or is in a situation which in the investigator's opinion may put the subject at significant risk, may confound study results or may interfere.

significantly with the subject's participation.

Terms in these criteria, in plain language(6)

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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.

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.

Autoimmune disease

A condition in which the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, type 1 diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease.

Immunotherapy studies often leave out active autoimmune disease, and some name exceptions, such as thyroid disease on replacement hormone. Check the exceptions this study lists.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    General Treatment

    Subjects will receive treatment on the face, neck and/or body for conditions such as but not limited to wrinkles, fine lines, crepey skin, acne scars, active acne, enlarged pores, stretch marks or loose skins.

    Device: RadioFrequency Microneedling Device

  • Experimental
    Split-face treatment

    Subjects will receive split-face treatments where each side of the face may be treated with different tips.

    Device: RadioFrequency Microneedling Device

Interventions

  • DeviceRadioFrequency Microneedling Device

    RadioFrequency device will be used for the treatment of dermatologic conditions.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. % of subjects satisfied with treatments.

    % of subjects satisfied with the treatment will the reported at the 30 days follow up.

    Time frame: 30 days post last treatment

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Cynosure, Inc.
    Westford, Massachusetts 01886, United States
    Recruiting
    • Sean Doherty · Contact
    • Sean Doherty · Principal investigator
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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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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Jul 2023 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Aug 2024, 13 months after the start.

Of 22 interventional studies with no phase under Striae Distensae, half reached primary completion within 19 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 58. This study's planned 13 months is below that.

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

Registered
Aug 3, 2023
First posted
Aug 14, 2023
StartActual
Jul 24, 2023
Primary completionEst.
Aug 2024
CompletionEst.
Aug 2024
Last update
May 7, 2024
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 7, 2024, 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
NCT05987319
Lead sponsor
Cynosure, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 14, 2023
Start date
Jul 24, 2023
Primary completion
Aug 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 2024 (estimated)
Last update
May 7, 2024

Study contacts

Jamie Trimper
Contact
jamie.trimper@cynosure.com
9782564200

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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