Normal Eyelid Sensation DistributionNCT02059824
Normal Eyelid Sensation Distribution
A study testing Aesthesiometer in people with Normal Eyelid Sensation Distribution, run by Duke University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to determine normal eyelid sensation distribution using a Cochet-Bonett Aesthesiometer. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Normal Eyelid Sensation Distribution
- What is being tested?
- Aesthesiometer
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 30 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Mar 2014to Jun 2014
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Capable and willing to provide consent
- Has been seen for the first time in the Oculoplastic clinic and does not have previous eyelid surgery
- At least 18 years of age
Who cannot join
- Unable or unwilling to give consent
- Under 18 years of age
- Previous eyelid surgery
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
The purpose of this study is to determine normal eyelid sensation distribution using a Cochet-Bonett Aesthesiometer.
Read the detailed description
After proper taken consent patients without previous eyelid surgery in the Oculoplastic clinic at Duke Eye Center and Duke Aesthetic Center will be enrolled to test the eyelid sensation distribution using the Cochet-Bonnet aesthesiometer. The aesthesiometer (Luneau ophthalmologie) with a 0.12mm diameter filament was chosen for its ease of use, sensitivity, and safety. This instrument contains a 6 cm long, retractable, flexible monofilament. For any given length, when applied perpendicularly to test surface, the filament will exert a precise pressure before visibly bending. The filament length inversely corresponds to the pressure exerted by the aesthesiometer.
Selection of eyelid laterality will be randomized on the same day of the study. Ipsilateral upper and lower eyelids will be divided in thirds (medial, central and lateral borders) including the margin (fig.2). The eyelid sensation will be tested on every third by applying the tip of the aesthesiometer filament perpendicular to the eyelid skin and tarsal plate until the filament bent slightly. The filament length will be set at 6 cm (longest length) and applied to the test site 3 times. This process will be repeated 3 times and if the patient verbally responded to the 3rd touch, the number 6 will be recorder.
If the patient responded less than 3 of the 3 times, the filament will be shortened by 0.5 cm and the test will be repeated. This process will be continued by shortening the filament 0.5 cm each time, until the patient feels the filament touch 3 of 3 times. This filament length number will be recorded as the touch reading for that time period.
The mean touch thresholds for the various test sites will be compared using a Freidman two-way analysis variant (ANOVA).
- Conditions
- Normal Eyelid Sensation Distribution
- Being tested
- Aesthesiometer
- Keywords
- Eyelid sensation, aesthesiometer
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
AesthesiometerDevice
The eyelid sensation will be tested on every third by applying the tip of the aesthesiometer filament perpendicular to the eyelid skin and tarsal plate until the filament bent slightly. The filament length will be set at 6 cm (longest length) and applied to the test site 3 times. This process will be repeated 3 times and if the patient verbally responded to the 3rd touch, the number 6 will be recorder.
If the patient responded less than 3 of the 3 times, the filament will be shortened by 0.5 cm and the test will be repeated. This process will be continued by shortening the filament 0.5 cm each time, until the patient feels the filament touch 3 of 3 times. This filament length number will be recorded as the touch reading for that time period.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Eyelid | Experimental | The selection of the laterality of the eyelid will be randomized Receives: Device: Aesthesiometer |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Eyelids' sensation distribution
Measured: 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Feb 2014 (estimated)
- Study startMar 2014
- Primary completionJun 2014
- Study completionJun 2014
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (5)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Normal Eyelid Sensation DistributionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Duke UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Duke University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Michael Richard, MD, Principal investigator, Duke Medical Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02059824
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Pro00051285
- Status last verified
- Jan 2015
- First submitted
- 7 Feb 2014
- Last updated
- 27 Feb 2017
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
McGowan DP, Lawrenson JG, Ruskell GL. Touch sensitivity of the eyelid margin and palpebral conjunctiva. Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh). 1994 Feb;72(1):57-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1994.tb02738.x.
PubMed 8017198Lowther GE, Hill RM. Sensitivity threshold of the lower lid margin in the course of adaptation to contact lenses. Am J Optom Arch Am Acad Optom. 1968 Sep;45(9):587-94. doi: 10.1097/00006324-196809000-00003. No abstract available.
PubMed 5245726Black EH, Gladstone GJ, Nesi FA. Eyelid sensation after supratarsal lid crease incision. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2002 Jan;18(1):45-9. doi: 10.1097/00002341-200201000-00007.
PubMed 11910324Komiyama O, Wang K, Svensson P, Arendt-Nielsen L, Kawara M, De Laat A. Ethnic differences regarding sensory, pain, and reflex responses in the trigeminal region. Clin Neurophysiol. 2009 Feb;120(2):384-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.11.010. Epub 2008 Dec 24.
PubMed 19110468Costas PD, Heatley G, Seckel BR. Normal sensation of the human face and neck. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1994 May;93(6):1141-5. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199405000-00005.
PubMed 8171132
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 Feb 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Normal Eyelid Sensation Distribution
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02059824
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Pro00051285
- Conditions
- Normal Eyelid Sensation Distribution
- Keywords
- Eyelid sensation, aesthesiometer
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Duke UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Mar 2014
- Primary completion
- Jun 2014 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jun 2014 (actual)
- First posted
- 11 Feb 2014 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to determine normal eyelid sensation distribution using a Cochet-Bonett Aesthesiometer.
Detailed description
After proper taken consent patients without previous eyelid surgery in the Oculoplastic clinic at Duke Eye Center and Duke Aesthetic Center will be enrolled to test the eyelid sensation distribution using the Cochet-Bonnet aesthesiometer. The aesthesiometer (Luneau ophthalmologie) with a 0.12mm diameter filament was chosen for its ease of use, sensitivity, and safety. This instrument contains a 6 cm long, retractable, flexible monofilament. For any given length, when applied perpendicularly to test surface, the filament will exert a precise pressure before visibly bending. The filament length inversely corresponds to the pressure exerted by the aesthesiometer.
Selection of eyelid laterality will be randomized on the same day of the study. Ipsilateral upper and lower eyelids will be divided in thirds (medial, central and lateral borders) including the margin (fig.2). The eyelid sensation will be tested on every third by applying the tip of the aesthesiometer filament perpendicular to the eyelid skin and tarsal plate until the filament bent slightly. The filament length will be set at 6 cm (longest length) and applied to the test site 3 times. This process will be repeated 3 times and if the patient verbally responded to the 3rd touch, the number 6 will be recorder.
If the patient responded less than 3 of the 3 times, the filament will be shortened by 0.5 cm and the test will be repeated. This process will be continued by shortening the filament 0.5 cm each time, until the patient feels the filament touch 3 of 3 times. This filament length number will be recorded as the touch reading for that time period.
The mean touch thresholds for the various test sites will be compared using a Freidman two-way analysis variant (ANOVA).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Eyelid | Experimental | Device: AesthesiometerThe selection of the laterality of the eyelid will be randomized |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Capable and willing to provide consent
- Has been seen for the first time in the Oculoplastic clinic and does not have previous eyelid surgery
- At least 18 years of age
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Unable or unwilling to give consent
- Under 18 years of age
- Previous eyelid surgery
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| AesthesiometerThe eyelid sensation will be tested on every third by applying the tip of the aesthesiometer filament perpendicular to the eyelid skin and tarsal plate until the filament bent slightly. The filament length will be set at 6 cm (longest length) and applied to the test site 3 times. This process will be repeated 3 times and if the patient verbally responded to the 3rd touch, the number 6 will be recorder. If the patient responded less than 3 of the 3 times, the filament will be shortened by 0.5 cm and the test will be repeated. This process will be continued by shortening the filament 0.5 cm each time, until the patient feels the filament touch 3 of 3 times. This filament length number will be recorded as the touch reading for that time period. | Device | Eyelid |
Primary outcome
Eyelids' sensation distribution
Time frame: 1 year
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 27 Feb 2017.
- Background: PubMed 8017198McGowan DP, Lawrenson JG, Ruskell GL. Touch sensitivity of the eyelid margin and palpebral conjunctiva. Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh). 1994 Feb;72(1):57-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1994.tb02738.x.
- Background: PubMed 5245726Lowther GE, Hill RM. Sensitivity threshold of the lower lid margin in the course of adaptation to contact lenses. Am J Optom Arch Am Acad Optom. 1968 Sep;45(9):587-94. doi: 10.1097/00006324-196809000-00003. No abstract available.
- Background: PubMed 11910324Black EH, Gladstone GJ, Nesi FA. Eyelid sensation after supratarsal lid crease incision. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2002 Jan;18(1):45-9. doi: 10.1097/00002341-200201000-00007.
- Background: PubMed 19110468Komiyama O, Wang K, Svensson P, Arendt-Nielsen L, Kawara M, De Laat A. Ethnic differences regarding sensory, pain, and reflex responses in the trigeminal region. Clin Neurophysiol. 2009 Feb;120(2):384-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.11.010. Epub 2008 Dec 24.
- Background: PubMed 8171132Costas PD, Heatley G, Seckel BR. Normal sensation of the human face and neck. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1994 May;93(6):1141-5. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199405000-00005.
Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Michael Richard, MD principal investigator
Duke Medical Center
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Aesthesiometer in people with Normal Eyelid Sensation Distribution, run by Duke University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Feb 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Eyelids' sensation distribution (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02059824, which also lists 5 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Feb 2017.