This will be a pre-CE mark controlled, prospective, randomized, blinded evaluator, single centre, split-face clinical investigation. Each subject will receive both medical devices under investigation, one (HAL: Hyaluronic Acid plus Lidocaine ) on the one side of the face, the other (HA: Hyaluronic Acid) on the other side, in randomized fashion.
This will be a pre-CE mark controlled, prospective, randomized, blinded evaluator, single centre, split-face clinical investigation. Each subject will receive both medical devices under investigation, one (HAL) on the one side of the face, the other (HA) on the other side, in randomized fashion. The products will be administered by the Investigator/Co-Investigator (Treating Investigator), while the evaluations will be done by a Co-Investigator not aware of the side type treatment (Blinded Evaluator). The investigational plan include a Visit 1, during which subjects will be screened for entry (inclusion/exclusion) criteria; eligible subjects will be treated with the medical devices and followed for the next hour for pain and safety evaluation. Visit 2, 3 and Visit 4 are schedule after 2 (± 2 days), 12 (± 10 days) e 24 (± 10 days) weeks for the assessment of safety and clinical efficacy. Subjects prematurely discontinued from the investigation after the treatment will perform an 'Early termination visit', in which procedures scheduled for Visit 4 (24 weeks, final visit) will be performed (whenever feasible). In case of premature discontinuation of the investigation, the Investigator will duly record the reason for premature withdrawal in the appropriate section of the case report form (CRF). Visit 4 (or the 'Early termination Visit') will represent the conclusion of subject's participation in the investigation. Adverse events will be recorded during the entire investigational period by investigator's assessment and subjects' spontaneous reporting. Vital signs (blood pressure and heart rate) will be measured at each visit in the investigational site
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
50
local injection for correction of nasolabials fold
local injection for correction of nasolabial folds
changes in pain due to the injection assessed by VAS (Visual Analogue Scale, 0-100 mm) at 15-30-45-60 minutes after each injection(baseline)
pain experienced by subjects during and immediately after injections of the products under investigation \[hyaluronic acid PEG-cross-linked formulated with 0.3% lidocaine: HAL\] versus the same product WITHOUT lidocaine \[HA\], separately for each side of the face. Higher scores mean a worse outcome.
Time frame: within 1 min and 15-30-45-60 minutes after each injection
Clinical efficacy
Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (GAIS): very much improved: excellent corrective result; much improved: marked improvement of the appearance, but not optimal; improved: improvement of the appearance, better compared with the initial condition, but a touch-up is advised; no change: the appearance substantially remains unchanged in respect of the original condition; worse: the appearance worsened compared with the initial condition.
Time frame: done by the subject at weeks 2, 12 and 24 after treatments, separately for each side of the face
Clinical efficacy
Wrinkle Severity Rating Scale (WSRS): 1. absent- no visible nasolabial fold; continuous skin line 2. mild - shallow but visible nasolabial fold with a slight indentation; minor facial feature; implant is expected to produce a slight improvement in appearance 3. moderate- moderately deep nasolabial fold; clear facial feature visible at normal appearance but not when stretched; excellent correction is expected from injectable implant 4. severe- very long and deep nasolabial fold; prominent facial feature; \<2 mm visible fold when stretched; significant improvement is expected from injectable implant 5. extreme- extremely deep and long nasolabial fold, detrimental to facial appearance; 2-4 mm visible V-shaped fold when stretched; unlikely to have satisfactory correction with injectable implant alone
Time frame: done by the blind evaluator before intervention and 12-24 weeks after injections, separately for each side of the face
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Clinical efficacy
Global satisfaction assessment (GSA) scale: unsatisfying satisfying very satisfying
Time frame: done by the blind evaluator and by the the subject at the week 24 of the study, separately for each side of the face