Comparison Of Aesthetic Techniques For Rejuvenation Of Genital Region: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Laxity; Skin Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison Of Aesthetic Techniques For Rejuvenation Of Genital Region: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04998578
• Other study ID #: Caap
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: October 1, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: December 2023
• Source: Centro de Atenção ao Assoalho Pélvico
• Contact: Patrícia Lordelo
• Phone: (71) 8859-2400/3330-1640
• Email: pvslordelo[@]hotmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The microneedle is a minimally invasive technique, consists of the application of a roller surrounded by small and thin needles that pierce the skin and generate a mechanical stimulus with no ablative effect on the skin. The study aims to test the hypothesis that the technique of microneedle in the treatment of tissue flaccidity and hyperchromia of female external genitalia is safe and with a more effective result in clinical improvement through genital rejuvenation and unification of skin tone when compared to non-ablative radiofrequency technique.

Description:

Dissatisfaction with the genital image has been receiving more attention in recent years and is influenced by mediation and the methods of waxing modernity. In the face of this, the number of women in search for aesthetic female genital surgeries. Since the year 2015, the implementation of the Labiaplasty surgery had a growth of 45% worldwide. Brazil is a leader in the procedure, with a total of 23,155 procedures in the year 2016 (ISAPS DATA). However, the Most genital surgical cases are performed unnecessarily, without long-term term, according to a conflict of interest arising from financial gain, generating ethical complications The search for aesthetic non-invasive genital treatments, in its majority, is related to sagging big lips and genital hyperchromia. In the literature, the non-invasive therapeutic resource and with fewer adverse effects described for aesthetics of the genital region is the use of the radiofrequency apparatus ablative, considered to be a safe and effective technique for flaccidity of the cutaneous tissue. It is not described in the literature treatments used for genital hyperchromia, however, several formulations for clearings using Kojic acid and Niacinamide, already described as effective for other regions, are available for marketing primarily for genital year whitening. Minimally invasive technique, consists of the application of a roller surrounded by small and thin needles that pierce the skin and generate a mechanical stimulus with no ablative effect on the skin.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 112
• Est. completion date: October 1, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: October 1, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women aged 18-65 years with skin flaccidity and genital hyperchromia

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who use cosmetics in the genital region
• Use of anticoagulant medication
• Use of pacemakers
• Pregnancy
• Dermatoses in the region to be treated and / or local inflammatory condition, without diagnosis of infection
• Difficulty in understanding the proposed instruments

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hyperpigmentation
• Laxity; Skin
• Needlestick Injuries
• Skin Hyperpigmentation

Intervention

Device:
• Comparison of aesthetic techniques
Comparison of aesthetic techniques for rejuvenation and glazing of the genital region

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Centro de Atenção ao Assoalho Pelvico	Salvador	Ba
Brazil	Centro de Atenção ao assoalho pélvico	Salvador	Bahia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Centro de Atenção ao Assoalho Pélvico

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	External genital Laxity	It will be evaluated by turgor, number of skinfolds, evidenced by self report, comparison of images taken before and after the procedure and satisfaction of the patient, verified in the Likert scale and Visual Analog Scale.	1, 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment
Primary	Genital Hyperchromia	It will be evaluated the uniformity of the skin tone, evidenced by the self report, comparison of images taken before after the procedure and satisfaction of the participant, verified in the scale of Likert and Scale Visual Analog.	1, 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment
Secondary	Sexual function	It will be evaluated through the questionnaire Sexual Quotient - Female Version (QS-F), Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)	1, 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment
Secondary	Female Genital Self-Image	It will be evaluated through the Female Genital Self-Image Scale (FGSIS) > 26	1, 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment
Secondary	Melasma Quality of Life	It will be evaluated through the Melasma Quality of Life Scale (MELASQoL).	1, 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment