NCT04182542 is a NA clinical trial of Radiofrequency in Adiposity, sponsored by Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto.

Who is sponsoring NCT04182542?

NCT04182542 is sponsored by Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto.

What drugs are being tested in NCT04182542?

Interventions in NCT04182542: Radiofrequency.

What condition does NCT04182542 study?

NCT04182542 studies Adiposity, Abdominal Obesity.

Is NCT04182542 still recruiting?

NCT04182542 is currently completed. Last updated 4 September 2020.

Last reviewed 2020-09-04 · How we verify

NCT04182542

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Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Effects of Capacitive Radiofrequency at the Dermis and Adipose Tissue

Completed NA Last updated 4 September 2020

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Radiofrequency in Adiposity in 20 participants. Completed in 31 July 2020.

Timeline

2 December 2019

Primary endpoint
24 April 2020

31 July 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	single group
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	20
Start date	2 December 2019
Primary completion	24 April 2020
Estimated completion	31 July 2020
Sites	1 location across Brazil

Drugs / interventions tested

Radiofrequency — full drug profile →

Conditions studied

Adiposity — all drugs for Adiposity →
Abdominal Obesity — all drugs for Abdominal Obesity →

Sponsor

Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto

Who can join

18 and older, female only, with Adiposity or Abdominal Obesity. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Noninvasive fat reduction is a rapidly expanding field of cosmetic rejuvenation, as many patients are unwilling to suffer the downtime and healing associated with traditional invasive liposuction. The radiofrequency (RF) device has been shown to be safe and effective for non-invasive fat reduction, as well as cutaneous enhancement and improvement of skin flaccidity (BOISNIC, et al., 2014).

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Effect of capacitive radiofrequency on the dermis of the abdominal region.
Monaretti GL, Costa MCF, Rocha LB, Cintra MMM, et al · · 2022 · cited 3× · PMID 33860864 · DOI 10.1007/s10103-021-03311-3

Verify or expand the search:

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04182542 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto
Last refreshed: 4 September 2020

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