New Needle-Free skin tightening for saggy knees? trial launches
NCT ID NCT07409090
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a device called Micro-Coring to see if it can tighten loose skin on the knees. Twelve adults with saggy knee skin will receive the treatment. Researchers will compare before and after photos to check for improvement. The goal is to learn if the procedure is safe and works well for body skin.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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22 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female age 22 to 70 * With lax skin over one or both knees, physician discretion * Able to provide written informed consent, understand and willing to comply with all study related procedures and follow-up visits * Fitzpatrick Skin Type I to VI as evaluated by the Investigator Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women or nursing mothers * Body mass index \> 30 · Patients with dermatosis, open wounds, sores, or irritated skin in the treatment area * Patients with allergy to stainless steel or to topical, oral, or injected medications or preparations that may be used during the procedure, such as petrolatum, lidocaine, bupivacaine, chlorhexidine, or povidone-iodine * Patients with a history or presence of any clinically significant bleeding disorder * Patients with dermatological or autoimmune conditions that may affect the treatment outcome; these may include, but are not limited to: actinic keratosis, raised nevi, rosacea, melasma, active acne, cutaneous papules/nodules, active inflammatory lesions, dermatitis, psoriasis, cellulitis, urticarial folliculitis, acute inflammatory phase of scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, eczema, psoriasis, allergic dermatitis, collagen disorders, or lupus * Patients with systemic infections or acute local skin infections (as Hepatitis disorders type A, B, C, D, E or F or HIV infection) * Patients who are on a high dose of anti-coagulants or blood-thinning substances, e.g., aspirin \> 150 mg/day, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), warfarin, heparin, acetylsalicylic acid during the previous fourteen (14) days * Patients who are on courses of chemotherapy, high-dose corticosteroid use, or radiation in the treatment area * Patients with have undergone surgery of the treatment area within last twelve (12) months, or have any scars less than twelve (12) months old in the treatment area * Patients who have undergone injections of dermal fillers, fat, or botulinum toxin, as well as any minimally invasive/invasive skin treatment in the treatment area during the previous six (6) months * During the study time frame, unwilling to refrain from receiving these following aesthetic treatments within the same body region: toxin, filler, any skin resurfacing (laser, RF, ultrasound, microneedling, etc.); * Are currently enrolled in, or have overlapping participation in, another clinical trial outside of Cytrellis that includes treatment to the study area. * Unwilling to have photography taken for the study purpose * Any physical or psychological factors, in the judgment of the study investigator, may prevent subject from adhering to the study requirement correctly. * History of keloid formation or hypertrophic scarring * Excessive sun exposure and use of tanning beds or tanning creams within 30 days prior to treatment and for the duration of the study
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Laser & Skin Surgery Center of Northern California
Sacramento, California, 95816, United States
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