Surgical Management of Blepharoptosis

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Blepharoptosis

• Registration Number: NCT03149367
• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University

Brief Summary

Comparison of the results of levator resection operation with the use of fixed sutures technique in which the levator muscle is approached through skin incision and the muscle shortened and sutured directly to the tarsus then the skin crease reformed with interrupted sutures which pick up the underlying levator muscle versus the results with the use of adjustable sutures in which the suture passes through the levator muscle into the tarsal plate and out through the skin edge .the skin crease is formed separately so that adjusting the suture doesn't open the wound, the suture can be adjusted according to the result up to 4 days post operative.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-03-01
• Status Verified: 2017-05
• Study First Submitted: 2017-05-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-05-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-05-10
• Study First Posted: 2017-05-11
• Last Update Posted: 2017-05-11
• Primary Completion: 2019-03-01
• Study Completion: 2019-09-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The cosmetic appearance	One week	Symmetry of the two eyelids was calculated based on the difference in the margin reflex distance between them in the primary position of gaze. The results were classified into good, fair, and poor

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Assuit university hospital; 🇪🇬 Assuit, Egypt