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CompletedNCT00842764Updated Nov 1, 2022Results posted

Minimally Invasive Holmium:YAG Laser Blepharoplasty

An interventional study of Holmium: YAG laser in Lower Eyelid Entropion, sponsored by University of California, Irvine. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 30 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-11-01.

Sponsored by University of California, Irvine · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
7
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
30 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study 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.

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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.

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Conditions studied

  • Lower Eyelid Entropion

Keywords

  • eyelid fat pads
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In context

Lead sponsor

University of California, Irvine is the lead sponsor of 466 studies on the registry; 96 are open to participants now.

Of its 41 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 30 (73%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
30 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • based on medical problems.
  • Previous surgery or trauma to lower eyelid or orbit.
  • pregnant or lactating.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
7 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Holmium: YAG laser

    Subjects will go under minimally invasive Holmium: YAG laser blepharoplasty

    Procedure: Holmium: YAG laser

Interventions

  • ProcedureHolmium: YAG laser

    Minimally Invasive Holmium:YAG laser Blepharoplasty

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Lower Eyelid Bags.

    Preoperative and postoperative (postoperative visits were at day 1, 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months) .photographs were evaluated by 6 surgeons on a 5-point Likert scale which 1 indicates worsening, 2 means unchanged, 3 is mild improvement, 4 is moderate improvement, and 5 indicates complete correction.

    Time frame: 2 months

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Results

Posted Mar 4, 2019

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneHolmium:YAG Laser
Started7
Completed5
Not completed2

Outcome measures

PrimaryChange in Lower Eyelid Bags.

Preoperative and postoperative (postoperative visits were at day 1, 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months) .photographs were evaluated by 6 surgeons on a 5-point Likert scale which 1 indicates worsening, 2 means unchanged, 3 is mild improvement, 4 is moderate improvement, and 5 indicates complete correction.

Time frame:
2 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Change in Lower Eyelid Bags.
ParticipantsHolmium:YAG Laser
Preoperative5
Postoperative5

Adverse events

Collected over 2 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Holmium:YAG Laser0/7 (0%)0/7 (0%)0/7 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Holmium:YAG Laser
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years7
>=65 years0
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Holmium:YAG Laser
Female3
Male4
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Holmium:YAG Laser
Hispanic or Latino0
Not Hispanic or Latino7
Unknown or Not Reported0
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Holmium:YAG Laser
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American0
White7
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported0
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Study locations

1 site
  • UCIMC
    Orange, California 92868, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 1, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00842764
Lead sponsor
University of California, Irvine
Collaborators
Beckman Laser Institute University of California Irvine
Responsible party
Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Center (Brian Wong, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Department of Otolaryngology, University of California, Irvine) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 12, 2009
Start date
Jan 2009
Primary completion
Sep 2014
Completion
Sep 2014
Results posted
Mar 4, 2019
Last update
Nov 1, 2022

Study contacts

Brian J Wong, M.D,PhD
principal investigator · Otolaryngology, UCIMC

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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