N/A N=55 Treatment

The Use of J-Plasma® for Dermal Resurfacing

Facial Wrinkles · Rhytides

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Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Aug 2019

Primary outcome: Primary: Improvement in Fitzpatrick Wrinkle and Elastosis Scale (FWS) Score — 51 Participants

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: J-Plasma (Device)
Age: Adult, Older Adult · 30+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: Apyx Medical
Primary completion: Aug 2018

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Improvement in Fitzpatrick Wrinkle and Elastosis Scale (FWS) Score	51	—
PRIMARY Adverse Event Rate and Duration	0; 41.8; 58	—
SECONDARY Number of Participants With a ≥ 1-score Improvement on the Fitzpatrick Wrinkle and Elastosis Scale (FWS) and at Least an "Improved" Rating on the Modified Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (GAIS) at the 3-month Visit.	53	—
SECONDARY Evaluation of Pain and Discomfort	-3.8	—

Summary

This study evaluates the safety and effectiveness of J-Plasma in the reduction of facial wrinkles and rhytides. It is a multi-center, single arm, evaluator-blind prospective study of 55 study subjects who are seeking a procedure to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and rhytides and will be conducted at up to 5 investigational centers in the United States. Each study subject will receive one procedure with J-Plasma at enrollment. Follow-up will occur immediately following the procedure, at 10 days, 1, 3, and 6 months after enrollment.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Male or female subjects ≥30 years of age.
Subject is seeking improvement of facial appearance by reducing facial wrinkles and rhytides.
Subject with a facial wrinkle score rating of at least 2 on the FWS as determined by the investigator.
Subject with a Fitzpatrick Skin Scale score ≤III.
Subject is willing and able to provide written informed consent.
Subject is willing and able to comply with protocol requirements, including obtaining study-required images/photos and assessments, and returning for follow-up visits.
Subject is willing to release rights to study Sponsor for the use of the photos, including in potential publication.
Subject is willing to abstain from other facial cosmetic procedures through the 6 month follow-up visit; examples include, but are not limited to, laser or chemical re-surfacing, dermabrasion, neuromodulator and/or filler injections, aesthetic facial surgery, etc.

Exclusion Criteria

Subject with a Fitzpatrick Skin Scale score >III.
Subject is pregnant or lactating.
Active HSV-1 or diabetes mellitus.
Active cut, wound, or infection on the skin of the face.
Subject has used, within the past 30 days, Accutane or any medication that can cause dermal hypersensitivity.
Subject has a history of autoimmune disease.
Subject with a bleeding disorder or who is on blood thinning medication that may be at risk for bleeding.
Subject has a known adverse reaction to anesthetics.
Subjects with active skin disease of the facial area or known connective tissue disease.
Subjects with known susceptibility to keloid formation or hypertrophic scarring.
Subjects with present cancerous or pre-cancerous lesions in the area to be treated.
Subject who, for any reason, suspects that they will not be able to complete the prescribed follow-up assessment(s);
Subject has had concurrent therapy that, in the investigator's opinion, would interfere with the evaluation of the safety and efficacy of the study treatment method.
Subject is not willing to release rights to study Sponsor for the use of the photos, including in potential publication.
Subject is enrolled in another investigational (drug or device) clinical trial that can interfere with this study's assessments.
Subject has undergone a facelift procedure or received facial injections within the past year.

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03286283). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.