Status:

UNKNOWN

The Impact of Age on Botulinum Toxin Potency in Facial Rhytides Treatment

Lead Sponsor:

St Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon

Conditions:

Aging

Botulinum Toxin

Eligibility:

All Genders

25+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Botulinum toxin is approved by the FDA for the treatment of facial wrinkles. Patients are usually older than 45 years and their main demand is to treat pre-existing facial wrinkles. However with the i...

Detailed Description

Botulinum toxin is approved by the FDA for the treatment of facial wrinkles. Patients are usually older than 45 years and their main demand is to treat pre-existing facial wrinkles. However with the i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • female patients presenting to our clinic for Facial wrinkle treatment with botulinum toxin
  • Must be between 25-35 years old to be included in group 1.
  • Must be older than 45 to be included in groups 2 and 3.

Exclusion

  • Patients with previous periorbital/forehead surgery
  • Patients who plucked the upper eyebrow margin
  • Patients with eyebrow tatoos
  • Patients with upper face botulinum toxin injection in the past 12 months
  • Patients with resorbable upper face fillers injection in the past 12 months
  • Patients with previous permanent upper face fillers injection
  • Pregnant patients
  • Lactating patients
  • Patients with preexisting neuromuscular conditions (myasthenia gravis, Eaton Lambert syndrome)
  • Patients using medication that could potentiate the effect of botulinum (ex: aminoglycoside antibiotics)
  • Patients with sensitivity to botulinum toxin or human albumin

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

45 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03836638

Start Date

May 1 2019

End Date

December 1 2020

Last Update

February 11 2019

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Hotel Dieu De France

Beirut, Aschrafieh, Lebanon, 00961