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WithdrawnNCT00952549Updated Jan 26, 2018

Facial Yoga Toning Program - A Pilot Study

An Early Phase 1 interventional study of Facial Yoga Toning Program in Facial Atrophy Related to Age, sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic. Withdrawn. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 99 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-01-26.

Sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic · Early Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was withdrawn
Investigator no longer at Cleveland Clinic
Phase
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 99 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The primary objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of a facial yoga exercise program on appearance and to measure patient satisfaction with facial yoga practice.

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This is a single center prospective longitudinal pilot study of 27 subjects. The study will include 20 study subjects and 7 controls. Participants in this study will be healthy subjects 18 years and older with mild to moderate facial atrophy without a history of surgical or non-surgical treatment to the area. The study subjects will perform facial yoga and apply sunscreen (Neutrogena Helioplex SPF 55) daily. The controls will apply sunscreen alone daily for 8 weeks.

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Conditions studied

  • Facial Atrophy Related to Age
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In context

Lead sponsor

The Cleveland Clinic is the lead sponsor of 831 studies on the registry; 119 are open to participants now.

Of its 90 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 73 (81%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 99 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • over age 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnancy
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Study design

Phase
Early Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Facial Yoga Toning Program

    Patients will be instructed on 18 exercises which are intended to strengthen and tone the muscles of facial expression. DVD is provided.

    Procedure: Facial Yoga Toning Program

Interventions

  • ProcedureFacial Yoga Toning Program

    Patients will be instructed on 18 exercises which are intended to strengthen and tone the muscles of facial expression. DVD is provided.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Efficacy of facial yoga toning program on aesthetic appearance

    subjects will be photographed and investigator will complete Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale to document results at baseline, 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks

    Time frame: 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. subject satisfaction with facial yoga toning program

    subjects will complete satisfaction survey at baseline, 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks

    Time frame: 8 weeks

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Aug 2009, a primary completion of Aug 2009 and a completion of Sep 2009. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

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Registered
Aug 4, 2009
First posted
Aug 6, 2009
Start
Aug 2009
Primary completionActual
Aug 2009
CompletionActual
Sep 2009
Last update
Jan 26, 2018
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 26, 2018, 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
NCT00952549
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 6, 2009
Start date
Aug 2009
Primary completion
Aug 2009
Completion
Sep 2009
Last update
Jan 26, 2018

Study contacts

Rebecca Tung, MD
principal investigator · The Cleveland Clinic
Wilma Bergfeld, MD
principal investigator · The Cleveland Clinic

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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