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Cryolipolysis Versus ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) for Upper Back Fat

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Northwestern University

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Upper Back Fat

Treatments

Device: CoolCurve
Drug: ATX-101

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03284034
STU00205070

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a prospective randomized controlled study comparing the efficacy of cryolipolysis versus ATX-101 (deoxycholic acid) for the treatment of upper back fat. Participants currently living in the Chicago metropolitan area and meet inclusion/exclusion criteria will be considered for enrollment. The treatment sites are the right and left upper back fat areas. The right and left sides of the upper back fat will be randomly assigned (1:1) to receive cryolipolysis, while the contralateral side will receive ATX-101.

This study was a pilot study designed to determine feasibility of this procedure.

Enrollment

8 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  1. Males or females ≥ 18 years old
  2. Subjects are in good health as judged by the investigator.
  3. Subjects with mild to moderate upper back fat.
  4. Subjects who are willing and have the ability to understand and provide informed consent for participation in the study and are able to communicate with the investigator.

Exclusion criteria

  1. History of hypertrophic scars or keloids
  2. Subjects currently under treatment with an antiplatelet or anticoagulant for any medical problem or patients who have coagulation disorder
  3. Subjects who have a known history of cold-induced disease such as cryoglobulinemia, paroxysmal cold hemoglobulinuria, cold urticaria.
  4. Pregnant or breast feeding
  5. Uncooperative patients or patients with neurological disorders who are incapable of following directions or who are predictably unwilling to return for follow-up examinations.
  6. Subjects who are unable to understand the protocol or give informed consent.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

8 participants in 2 patient groups

Cyrolipolysis
Active Comparator group
Treatment:
Device: CoolCurve
Deoxycholic Acid
Experimental group
Treatment:
Drug: ATX-101

Trial contacts and locations

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