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Which graft works best for droopy eyelids? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT04140734
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares three types of spacer grafts (hard palate, ear cartilage, and a porcine product) used in surgery to fix lower eyelid retraction, a condition where the eyelid pulls down. Researchers will measure eyelid height and track complications in 100 adults who had this surgery. The goal is to identify which graft material gives the best cosmetic and functional results.
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Study facts
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- 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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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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: * Underwent lower eyelid retraction repair requiring a spacer graft between July 1, 2019 and July 1, 2022 Exclusion Criteria: * Younger than 18 years old * Required concurrent surgeries (e.g., midface lift or full thickness skin graft) or required further surgeries on the operated eyelid within the 6 months postoperatively * Patients with less than 1-month follow up will be excluded from all outcome analysis and those without postoperative 6-month data will be excluded from the postoperative month 6 MRD2 calculation
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Locations
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Montefiore Medical Center
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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