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Minimally Invasive Holmium:YAG Laser Blepharoplasty

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00842764
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : February 12, 2009
Last Update Posted : February 6, 2018
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Beckman Laser Institute University of California Irvine
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Center, University of California, Irvine

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this research study is to is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the FDA approved Holmium:YAG laser for reducing lower eyelid bags.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Lower Eyelid Entropion Device: eyelid Not Applicable

Detailed Description:
The researchers are interested in learning if the more precise Holmium:YAG laser can effectively tighten the orbital septum, a barrier of the orbit which holds fat in the bony orbit, while resulting in less unintentional surrounding damage and side effects.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 7 participants
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Minimally Invasive Holmium:YAG Laser Blepharoplasty
Study Start Date : January 2009
Actual Primary Completion Date : September 2014
Actual Study Completion Date : September 2014

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Drug Information available for: Holmium

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: eyelid
eyelid
 Device: eyelid
eyelid
Other Name: laser


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. reducing lower eyelid bags [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
    length and degree of post-operative pain, edema, visual disturbances, ectropion, bruising, and bleeding


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Ages Eligible for Study:   30 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • male/female 30 years and older
  • have pronounced lower eyelid fat pads.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • based on medical problems.
  • Previous surgery or trauma to lower eyelid or orbit.
  • pregnant or lactating.
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Locations
United States, California
UCIMC
Orange, California, United States, 92868
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of California, Irvine
Beckman Laser Institute University of California Irvine
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Brian J Wong, M.D,PhD Otolaryngology, UCIMC
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Responsible Party: Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Center, Brian Wong, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Department of Otolaryngology, University of California, Irvine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00842764     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: NIH/LAMMP-2008-6593
First Posted: February 12, 2009    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: February 6, 2018
Last Verified: February 2018

Keywords provided by Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Center, University of California, Irvine:
eyelid fat pads

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Entropion
Eyelid Diseases
Eye Diseases