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NCT Number: NCT03439644

Physiological Upper Eyelid Laxity

This is a prospective, single-center study in normal subjects aged 20 to 89 years.

The objective was to describe upper eyelid laxity by age group (20/29 years old, 30/39 years old, 40/49 years old, 50/59 years old, 60/69 years old, 70/79 years old and 80/89 years old) measured with the method of McNab and studying it according to her customary side of sleep. In addition, we evaluated a method for measuring tarsal laxity.

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Key information

Conditions

Age range

20 year–89 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

CHU DE Poitiers

Poitiers, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 20 to 89 years
  • be free
  • be able to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • History of facial paralysis, upper palpebral trauma or palpebral surgery
  • History of sleep apnea syndrome
  • Impossibility to give consent
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Persons enjoying enhanced protection and persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision

Treatment and study plan

Measurement of the upper eyelid laxity

Other

Measurement using a soft slider of the distance between our 2 marks The difference obtained between the measurement and the initial 10 millimeters corresponds to the tarsal laxity.

Primary outcomes

  1. Evolution of upper eyelid laxity

    Time frame: 10 minutes

    Comparison of upper right and left palpebral laxity values in millimeters between different age groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Poitiers University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Acronym: LAX

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Feb 20, 2018
Registry last updated
Feb 20, 2018

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