Wrinkle-Zapping device may double as dry eye remedy
NCT ID NCT04730336
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tested whether Tixel, a device used to treat wrinkles around the eyes, could also improve dry eye symptoms. 75 adults with mild to moderate wrinkles and dry eye received the standard Tixel treatment. Researchers measured tear film stability and dry eye questionnaires to see if symptoms improved.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tixel device (fractional peri-orbital treatment)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new way to ease dry eye symptoms while also treating wrinkles.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with no control group, so results may not be reliable or apply to everyone. The treatment is not a cure and may not work for all dry eye patients.
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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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75 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2019
- Finished
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Oct 2023
- 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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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Mild to Moderate Periorbital wrinkles * OSDI score of at least 23 * Noninvasive Tear film break up time (NIKBUT) ≤ 10 seconds * No other eye or skin or immune problems * Willing and able to provide written informed consent. * Willing to participate in all study activities and instructions. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy and/or breastfeeding * Lesions in the periorbital area * Acute severe blepharitis * Acute conjunctivitis * Other concomitant anterior eye disease * Has undergone outdoors/sunbed tanning during the last 4 weeks * Is unwilling to follow the Tixel aftercare instructions after each of the three Tixel treatments. * Active Herpes Simplex or tendency for Herpes Simplex in the periorbital area (meaning the subject has had the condition previously). * Current skin cancer, malignant sites and/or advanced premalignant lesions or moles in the treatment area. * An impaired immune system condition or use of immunosuppressive medication. * Collagen disorders, keloid formation and/or abnormal wound healing. * Previous invasive/ablative procedures in the areas to be treated within 3 months prior to initial treatment or plans for such treatment during the course of the Tixel2 device treatment, or before complete healing of such treatments has occurred. * Any patient who takes or has taken any medications (including via topical application), herbal treatment (oral or topic), food supplements or vitamins, which may cause fragile skin or impaired skin healing during the last 3 months. * Any patient who has used oral Isotretinoin (Accutane® or Roaccutan®) within 3 months prior to treatment or less. * Any patient who has a history of bleeding coagulopathies or use of anticoagulants. * Any patient who has tattoos or permanent makeup in the treated area. * Any patient who has burned skin, blistered skin, irritated skin, or sensitive skin in any of the areas to be treated. * Any patient who underwent thread lifting of the area to be treated in the last 3 months.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Midland Eye
Solihull, B91 2AW, United Kingdom
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