Safety of a novel microneedle device applied to facial skin: A subject- and rater-blinded, sham-controlled, randomized trial

Fridolin J. Hoesly, Judy Borovicka, Jennifer Gordon, Beatrice Nardone, Jaimee S. Holbrook, Natalie Pace, Omer Ibrahim, Diana Bolotin, Melanie Warycha, Mary Kwasny, Dennis West, Murad Alam*

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Abstract

Objective: To assess the safety of a novel microneedle device on facial skin of healthy individuals of all Fitzpatrick skin types. Design: Subject- and live rater-blinded, shamcontrolled, randomized trial. Setting: University-based ambulatory dermatology service providing both primary and referral care. Participants: Healthy adults recruited from postings. Intervention: Device or sham applied with finger pressure to the right or left sides, respectively, of the participants' lateral forehead, temple, and nasolabial fold. At the 24-hour visit, a larger area (3 x 3 matrix) at the central forehead was treated with the device, and the participants applied the device to their chins. Main Outcome Measure: Live blinded rater determination of local skin reaction scores (SRSs). Results: At the 5-minute skin assessment, the median SRS was 1 for all skin type and age groups. There was no median pain score higher than 1 for any age or skin type group. For the sham device, median SRSs were 0 at all time points for all age and skin type groups. Mean SRSs for the device and sham were significantly different only for the lateral forehead at 5 and 30 minutes (P=.04). Conclusions: The microneedle device appears to be safe and well tolerated in both sexes and various skin types and ages. Facial skin application of the device elicits mild, self-limited, and rapidly resolving erythema marginally greater than that associated with the sham control. Trial Registration: clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01257763.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)711-717
Number of pages7
JournalArchives of Dermatology
Volume148
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Dermatology

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