Can Eye-Tracking reveal the social impact of jaw surgery?
NCT ID NCT06494709
First seen Sep 08, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study uses eye-tracking to measure how people look at faces of patients before and after orthognathic surgery, which corrects jaw deformities. Researchers show photos of faces to healthy volunteers and record where they look, especially the lower face. The goal is to see if surgery changes the attention given to the mouth and chin area, which may relate to social perception and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Eye-tracking observation of facial attention
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could show how jaw surgery changes the way others perceive and pay attention to a person's face, potentially improving social outcomes for patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study, so results may not apply broadly. Eye-tracking measures attention, not social judgment, and the findings may not predict real-world interactions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Naïve subject with regard to dentofacial deformities and their management * Subject with no known facial pathology * Subject having provided an informed consent * Subject \> 18 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Subject familiar with dentofacial deformities and their management (e.g., health professionals in the relevant specialties) * Subject with known facial pathology (dentofacial deformity or other) * Subject under guardianship, curators or justice protection
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Amiens University Hospital
RECRUITINGAmiens, Picardie, 80054, France
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