Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Candela Technology
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Hair Reduction
- Sponsor
- Candela Corporation
- Enrollment
- 500
- Locations
- 3
- Primary Endpoint
- Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Last Updated
- 8 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This is a non-randomized, multi-center, open-label, prospective clinical study evaluating the clinical treatment with Candela Medical Technology.
Detailed Description
Subjects may receive treatment with one applicator or combination of any of the devices and applicators and/or additional commercial devices, products, and procedures. Evaluations may include combination treatments, sequential treatments, split face treatments, exploration of treatment and system parameters, and evaluation of exploratory indications. Treatments may include evaluation of commercial Candela systems with modification in hardware or software and/or treatment outside of treatment guidelines and exploratory indications (off-label) for evaluation of clinical feedback, device components, and treatment outcomes. Subjects may receive up to twelve (12) treatments. Treatments may occur with a minimum treatment interval of 2 weeks and maximum treatment interval of 12 weeks. The number and interval of treatments will depend upon the device(s), treatment area, and indication to be treated. Follow-up visits may be required per PI discretion. Follow-up visits may occur virtually or in person.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •At least 18 years of age or older
- •Fitzpatrick skin type I-VI
- •Willingness to provide signed, informed consent to participate in the study
- •Able and willing to comply with the treatment/follow-up schedule and requirements and pre and post treatment instructions.
- •Willing to receive clinical treatments with the study device to be utilized and comply with all study (protocol) requirements.
- •Willingness to allow photographs and/or video of treated areas, and to release their use for scientific/educational and/or promotional/marketing purposes
- •Willing to abstain from any other procedures, medications or topicals in the study treatment areas for the duration of the study which the investigator deems would interfere with the study.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Pregnant or planning to become pregnant, or breast feeding during the study
- •Skin cancer in the treatment area or history of melanoma in the treatment area
- •History of current cancer and subject has undergone chemotherapy within the last 12 months
- •Severe concurrent conditions, such as cardiac disorders, per investigator discretion
- •Impaired immune system or use of immunosuppressive medications as deemed inappropriate per investigator discretion
- •Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) in the intended treatment area unless treated following a prophylactic regimen
- •Pacemaker or internal defibrillator or any active electrical implant anywhere in the body if to be treated with an RF based device
- •Superficial metal or other implants in the treatment area, except superficial dental implants, unless these implants can be removed or covered with rolled gauze during treatment if to be treated with an RF based device
- •Active skin condition in the treatment area such as skin infection, sores, psoriasis, eczema, rash, or open wounds as per discretion of the investigator
- •History of abnormal wound healing, keloid, or hypertrophic scar formation, as well as very thin or fragile skin as per discretion of the investigator
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)
Time Frame: From the first treatment to the last treatment, up 132 weeks.
Subject assessment of treatment discomfort/pain immediately post-treatment via Numerical Rating Scale (NRS). Subjects will be presented a horizontal line scale and asked to make a mark along the scale. Subjects will be asked to rate pain from 0 to 10, with 0 equaling no pain and 10 equaling the worst possible pain. A number is obtained by measuring up to the point the participant has indicated.
Post-treatment Assessment Severity Scale
Time Frame: From the first treatment to the last treatment, up to 132 weeks.
Skin responses including edema, erythema, pinpoint bleeding, purpura/ecchymosis, petechiae, and microscopic epithelial necrotic debris (MENDs) will be assessed immediately after treatment with a post-treatment assessment severity scale: grade 1 means absent, grade 2 means mild, grade 3 means moderate, and grade 3 means severe.