Noninvasive fat reduction using focused ultrasound

Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Blinded, Parallel-Controlled Trial on the Efficacy and Safety of the Focused Ultrasound Device (FUBA5200) for Noninvasive Fat Reduction

This study is testing if a new ultrasound device can safely help people reduce belly fat without surgery.

Quick facts

• Phase: Not applicable
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 144 (estimated)
• Ages: 18 Years to 55 Years
• Sex: All
• Sponsor: Shanghai Carnation Medical Technology Co., Ltd (Industry-sponsored)
• Locations: 3 sites (Beijing, Beijing and 2 other locations)
• Trial ID: NCT06017648 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

This clinical trial evaluates the efficacy and safety of the Focused Ultrasound Device (FUBA5200) for noninvasive fat reduction. It is a multicenter, randomized, blinded, parallel controlled study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of the FUBA5200 System in reducing abdominal circumference compared to an active comparator. Participants will maintain their dietary and exercise habits throughout the study to ensure accurate results.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Ideal candidates are adults aged 18 to 55 with localized abdominal fat and a BMI under 28.

Not a fit: Patients who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or have certain medical conditions like hypertension may not benefit from this study.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a noninvasive option for patients seeking to reduce abdominal fat without surgery.

How similar studies have performed: Other studies using similar noninvasive ultrasound techniques have shown promising results, indicating potential for success in this approach.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age 18\~55 years;
2. Abdominal fat thickness of at least 2.0 cm;
3. Body mass index (BMI) \<28.0 kg/m2;
4. Simple localized obesity with abdominal subcutaneous fat accumulation;
5. Those who voluntarily participate in this clinical trial and sign informed consent, agreeing to maintain the same dietary and exercise habits during the study period as before treatment, and to maintain changes in body weight of no more than ±6%;
6. For women of childbearing potential with negative serum pregnancy tests at Screening/baseline;
7. Those who have not participated in any clinical trials within three months prior to enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Pregnant women, breastfeeding women or women at childbearing age who are expected to become pregnant or who are prone to contraceptive failure;
2. Subjects with pacemakers, implantable cardiac defibrillators or other electromagnetic implantable medical systems;
3. History of underlying medical conditions such as hypertension (blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg), hyperlipidemia, diabetes, hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism;
4. Patients who are positive for 4 preoperative infection tests (including anti-human immunodeficiency virus antibodies, syphilis spirochete-specific antibodies, hepatitis C virus antibodies, and hepatitis B surface antigen, in which any one of these is positive);
5. Patients with autoimmune or connective tissue diseases or malignant tumors;
6. Those with cardiac, hepatic or renal insufficiency (Alanine aminotransferase or Aspartate Transaminase \> 1.5 times the upper limit of normal; Blood urea nitrogen \> 1.5 times the upper limit of normal or Cr \> the upper limit of normal; ischemic heart disease; cardiac valvular disease; congestive heart failure);
7. Abnormal coagulation, abnormal blood counts, and dyslipidemia (total cholesterol, triglycerides, or LDL exceeding 20% of the upper limit of the normal range);
8. History of exposure to high fat-soluble compounds (e.g., pesticides, herbicides, or drugs known to be stored in fat, except oral contraceptives), use of retinoids within the last 1 month;
9. History of lacerations or dermatologic conditions, active dermatologic conditions, known tendency to form keloids or poor wound healing in the area of treatment; current infectious lesions in the area of treatment and its immediate vicinity;
10. Abdominal hernia, diastasis recti or known abdominal aortic aneurysm (abdominal treatment);
11. History of fat reduction procedures at the treatment site (e.g., undergoing liposuction, surgery, use of lipolytic agents, etc.) or history of other surgeries or presence of implants at the required treatment site and its adjacent areas;
12. Non-invasive or minimally invasive fat reduction, skin tightening, or lipolysis treatments such as ultrasound, radiofrequency, etc., on the abdomen within the past 6 months;
13. Received weight loss treatment methods (including medication, physical therapy and controlled diet and exercise therapy) within the past 1 month;
14. Those who are allergic to medical device treatments and excipients and acoustic gel for this treatments;
15. Concomitant use with anti-aggregating drugs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDS, etc.). o) Concomitant use with anticoagulant drugs (Warfarin, etc.);
16. Subjects with unrealistic expectations of therapeutic efficacy;
17. Patients with legally defined disabilities (blindness, deafness, dumbness, mental retardation, physical disability);
18. Persons with mental disorders;
19. Patients who are unable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the study;
20. Subject is in other conditions deemed unsuitable for the trial by the investigator judgment.

Where this trial is running

Beijing, Beijing and 2 other locations

• Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University — Beijing, Beijing, China (Recruiting)
• Peking University Third Hospital — Beijing, China (Recruiting)
• Huashan Hospital Fudan University — Shanghai, China (Recruiting)

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: YuLan Chen

Conditions Body Sculpting