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NCT01713985 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Feasibility Study: Evaluation of Ulthera Versus Thermage for Treating the Face and Neck

A NA study, sponsored by Ulthera.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
20
Enrollment target

NCT01713985: Completed NA study, sponsored by Ulthera.

NCT01713985 is a NA study that has completed, run by Ulthera. The registered enrollment target is 20 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01713985, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Ulthera.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
20 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Up to 20 subjects will be enrolled and randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups. Group A will receive Ultherapy™ on the right side of the face and neck and Thermage on the left side. Group B will receive Thermage on the right side of the face and neck and Ultherapy™ on the left side. Follow-up visits will occur at 90 and 180 days post-treatment. Study images will be obtained pre-treatment, immediately post-treatment, and at each follow-up visit.

Primary Outcome

Determined by a masked, qualitative assessment of photographs at 180-days post-treatment compared to baseline. Improvement in skin laxity will be assessed based on photographs taken using the 3D Vectra digital imaging system.

Interventions

  • DEVICE Ulthera System Treatment
  • DEVICE Thermage

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 20 participants
Start Date 2012-09
Est. Completion 2013-08
Phase NA
Ulthera

42 total trials

What the finished NCT01713985 record still lists

NCT01713985 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 20 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Ulthera System Treatment is the first listed.

NCT01713985 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01713985 about?

NCT01713985 is a clinical study titled "Feasibility Study: Evaluation of Ulthera Versus Thermage for Treating the Face and Neck". Up to 20 subjects will be enrolled and randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups. Group A will receive Ultherapy™ on the right side of the face and neck and Thermage on the left side. Group B will receive Thermage on the right side of the face and neck and Ultherapy™ on the left side. Follow-...

What is the current status of trial NCT01713985?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 20 participants. The study started on 2012-09. Estimated completion is 2013-08.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01713985?

The interventions under investigation include: Ulthera System Treatment (DEVICE), Thermage (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01713985?

This trial is sponsored by Ulthera, which has 42 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01713985's enrollment target sits among peer trials

20 1768th of 2000 higher than 140 of 2,000 other NA trials

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01713985, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01713985 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.