VASER-Assisted Lipoplasty Compared With Suction-Assisted Lipoplasty - Full Text View

Purpose

This study is being done to compare two commonly available types of body contouring, VASER-Assisted Lipoplasty (VAL) and Suction-Assisted Lipoplasty (SAL), and to decide if one procedure is preferred by patients and/or surgeons over the other. Participants will have VAL on one side of their body and SAL on the opposite side.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Healthy	Device: Suction-assisted Lipoplasty Device: VASER-assisted lipoplasty	Phase 4

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Subject)
Official Title:	A Multi-Center, Prospective, Randomized, Single-Blind, Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing VASER-Assisted Lipoplasty and Suction-Assisted Lipoplasty.

Further study details as provided by Sound Surgical Technologies, LLC.:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Investigators aim to assess outcomes associated with the two different methods to determine if one technology/technique offers superior results compared to the other. [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

To assess the difference in patients' post-operative pain level between the SAL side and the VAL side [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
To assess the difference in patients' post-operative sensation level between the SAL side and the VAL side [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
To assess the difference in post-operative patient preference between the SAL side and the VAL side [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
To assess the difference in post-operative ecchymosis between the SAL side and the VAL side [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
To assess the difference in post-operative skin retraction between the SAL side and the VAL side [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
To assess the difference in the amount of aspirate blood content between the SAL side and the VAL side [ Time Frame: 1 day ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
To assess any difference in the amount or degree of complications using the the SAL procedure versus the VAL procedure [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
To assess the difference in the time required for the SAL procedure versus the time required for the VAL procedure. [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	21
Study Start Date:	July 2007
Study Completion Date:	April 2009
Primary Completion Date:	September 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: SAL Each patient will have Suction Assisted Lipoplasty procedure on one side of the body (this will be considered the control side)	Device: Suction-assisted Lipoplasty Standard Suction-assisted lipoplasty will be performed on one side of the body to remove excess fat and contour the body in one or more of the following body areas: arm, inner thigh, outer thigh, back Other Name: Suction-assisted lipoplasty, Liposuction
Active Comparator: VAL Each patient will have VASER- assisted lipoplasty on the opposite side of the body. This will be the comparison side.	Device: VASER-assisted lipoplasty VASER-assisted lipoplasty will be performed on the opposite side of the body to remove excess fat and contour the body in one or more of the following body areas: arm, inner thigh, outer thigh, back Other Name: VAL, VASER, LipoSelection, 3rd Generation UAL

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 50 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

give voluntary, signed informed consent in accordance with institutional policies
be between the ages of 18-50 years old
Be willing and able to appear for all scheduled, post-operative visits with their doctor
Have moderate to good skin tone
Have excess fatty tissue in the arms, medial thighs, lateral thighs, or back where the extra tissue is expected to be composed of adipose tissue.
Have a body mass index between 20-30
Are non-smokers

Exclusion Criteria:

under the age of 18
over the age of 50
are undergoing boy contouring for reconstruction following injury or disease are deemed inappropriate candidates for surgery due to medical or mental health reasons
are concurrently being treated with other investigational agents or have participated in an investigational study within 60 days prior to surgery
elect not to participate in the study

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00731354

Locations

United States, Florida
Plastic Surgery Center of South Florida
Miami, Florida, United States, 33146
United States, New Jersey
Personal Enhancement Center
Toms River, New Jersey, United States, 08753
United States, Ohio
Paul F. Vanek, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Mentor, Ohio, United States, 44060

Sponsors and Collaborators

Sound Surgical Technologies, LLC.

Investigators

Principal Investigator:	Onelio Garcia, MD, F.A.C.S	Plastic Surgery Center of South Florida
Principal Investigator:	Michael Nagy, MD, F.A.C.S	Personal Enhancement Center
Principal Investigator:	Paul F Vanek, MD, F.A.C.S.	Lake Hospital Systems

More Information

Additional Information:

Sound Surgical Technology - technique description This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Amber Eruchalu, M.S., CCRP./ Clinical Program Manager, Sound Surgical Technologies, LLC
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00731354 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	SST40.2
Study First Received:	August 4, 2008
Last Updated:	June 6, 2011
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Sound Surgical Technologies, LLC.:

lipoplasty
liposuction
VASER
body contouring
body sculpting

Any patient
expressing
interest
in elective surgery

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013

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