NCT00947414

Cellulite and Extracorporeal Shock Wave

Cellulite and Extracorporeal Shock Wave - a Randomized Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hannover Medical School · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Hypothesis: The combination of extracorporeal shockwave and a daily gluteal muscle strength programme is superior to the gluteal muscle strength programme alone in cellulite. Study design: Randomized-controlled trial Analysis: Intention-to-treat Outcome parameters: a) Photo, b) Nürnberger Score, c) circumference measurements, d) capillary blood flow, e) tissue oxygen saturation, f) postcapillary venous blood flow Intervention: Extracorporeal shock wave for six sessions with 2000 impulses at both gluteal and thigh regions plus a specific gluteal strength exercise training Follow-up: 12 weeks

Conditions

• Cellulite
• Microcirculation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Extracorporeal shockwave therapy	Extracorporeal shockwave therapy with focussed shock waves (2000 impulses, 0,25mJ/mm2) plus daily gluteal exercises
DEVICE	Sham extracorporeal shock wave plus gluteal strength exercise	Sham extracorporeal shock wave plus gluteal strength exercise

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-06-01
• Primary completion: 2011-10-01
• Completion: 2011-10-01
• First posted: 2009-07-28
• Last updated: 2011-12-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany