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Efficacy of Fractional Microneedle Radiofrequency and Fractional Erbium-Doped Glass 1,565-nm for Baggy Lower Eyelids

An interventional study of Treatment one side BLE by NAFL and Treatment another side BLE by FMR in Photoaging, sponsored by Xijing Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-01-23.

Sponsored by Xijing Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Nov 2019), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year 11 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jan 2018, registered Dec 2019).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of FMR and NAFL in the treatment of baggy lower eyelids(BLEs)

Read the detailed description

Fifteen baggy lower eyelids(BLEs) volunteers were recruited prospectively. Everyone was divided into two groups with FMR and NAFL according to the random number table. One side of the face was treated with FMR device and the other side was treated with NAFL device. Subjective and objective adverse reactions were recorded during the operation. Subjective adverse reactions were recorded after each treatment. The VAS score of patient satisfaction and the blind method score of standard photo observer were used for subjective evaluation, and the objective evaluation was carried out by using VISIA,Antera-3D and CineScan.

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Conditions studied

  • Photoaging
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In context

Lead sponsor

Xijing Hospital is the lead sponsor of 465 studies on the registry; 157 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Patients with Bags lower eyelids ( BLEs );
  2. Two senior attending surgeons diagnosed the BLEs;
  3. The clinical diagnosis standard was mild swelling or puffiness under the eyes;
  4. Between 18 to 60 years old.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. History of retinoic acid;
  2. History of hormone use;
  3. History of keloids;
  4. History of injection of botulinum toxin or filler at the site of treatment;
  5. Skin inflammation or facial infection;
  6. Pregnancy or lactation.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Investigator)
Enrollment
15 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    NAFL group

    One side of the patient face has been therapied by 1565nm fiber nonablative fractional laser(Lumenis Co., Yokneam, Israel).

    Procedure: Treatment one side BLE by NAFL

  • Active comparator
    FMR group

    Another side of the patient face has been therapied by FMR device (INFINI, Lutronic Co., Goyang-si, Korea).

    Procedure: Treatment another side BLE by FMR

Interventions

  • ProcedureTreatment one side BLE by NAFL

    One side of the patient face underwent treatment using the ResurFX module of M22 (Lumenis Co., Yokneam, Israel) randomly.

  • ProcedureTreatment another side BLE by FMR

    One side of the patient face underwent treatment using FMR device (INFINI, Lutronic Co., Goyang-si, Korea).

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Patient Satisfaction Scores(PSS)

    Patients scored their satisfaction used 10-point Visual analogue scales (VAS, 0 = unsatisfied, 10= very satisfied)

    Time frame: Change from Baseline PSS at 1-month after 3rd treatment, Change from Baseline PSS at 3-month after 3rd treatment, Change from 1-month after 3rd treatment PSS at 3-month after 3rd treatment.

  2. Blinded Investigator Assesement(BIA)

    The physician's severity score of standard photographs used VAS 0-4(VAS, 0 = no eyelid bags, 4= very obvious eyelid bags)

    Time frame: Change from Baseline BIA at 1-month after 3rd treatment, Change from Baseline BIA at 3-month after 3rd treatment, Change from 1-month after 3rd treatment BIA at 3-month after 3rd treatment.

  3. Periorbital wrinkles assessment by VISIA system(VISIA)

    VISIA Complexion Analysis System (Canfield Imaging Systems, Fairfield, New Jersey, USA)

    Time frame: Change from Baseline VISIA at 1-month after 3rd treatment, Change from Baseline VISIA at 3-month after 3rd treatment, Change from 1-month after 3rd treatment VISIA at 3-month after 3rd treatment.

  4. Change of BLEs by ANTERA-3D(ANTERA-3D)

    volume of elevations (mm3), elevation area (mm2), and the maximum peak height volume of elevations (mm3), elevation area (mm2), and the maximum peak height We assessment the volume(mm3), elevation area (mm2), and the maximum peak height (mm) of elevations(mm) by ANRERA-3D camera (Miravex Limited, Ireland).

    Time frame: Change from Baseline ANTERA-3D at 1-month after 3rd treatment, Change from Baseline ANTERA-3D at 3-month after 3rd treatment, Change from 1-month after 3rd treatment ANTERA-3D at 3-month after 3rd treatment.

  5. Orbital fat depth and length by CineScan assessment(CineScan)

    Orbital fat depth(mm) and length(mm) by CineScan Ultrasonic Ophthalmic A and B scan System (Quantel Medical Inc., Bozeman, Montana, USA).

    Time frame: Change from Baseline CineScan at 1-month after 3rd treatment, Change from Baseline CineScan at 3-month after 3rd treatment, Change from 1-month after 3rd treatment CineScan at 3-month after 3rd treatment.

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Department of Plastic Surgery, Xijing Hospital
    Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
    Recruiting
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Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Dec 8, 2017
  • Informed consent form · Dec 8, 2017

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Individual participant data (IPD) will not be shared for patient privacy

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 23, 2020, 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
NCT04237324
Lead sponsor
Xijing Hospital
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 23, 2020
Start date
Jan 1, 2018
Primary completion
Dec 30, 2021 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 30, 2021 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 23, 2020

Study contacts

Wenjie Dou, bachelor
Contact
790623705@qq.com
+8602984775306
Xianjie Ma, Ph.D
principal investigator · Department of Plastic Surgery,Xijing Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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