Limited facelift for Facial Asymmetry (COAL2 Trial)

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Led By Craig R Dufresne, MD

Research Sponsored by Dufresne, Craig, MD, PC

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up an average of 1 year following surgery

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial compares a smaller facelift done in a doctor's office with local numbing medicine to a more extensive facelift done in a hospital with general anesthesia. It targets patients who are medically cleared for both procedures to see which method is safer and more satisfying.

Eligible Conditions

Age-Related Issues
Facial Asymmetry
Skin Aging

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ an average of 1 year following surgery

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~an average of 1 year following surgery

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and an average of 1 year following surgery for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Difference between groups in number of patients requiring treatment by surgeon for post-operative adverse effects

Difference in post-operative aesthetic correction rating between groups

Secondary study objectives

Change in score of "FACE-Q | Aesthetics - Satisfaction With Lower Face and Jawline" from baseline to last post-operative visit

Other study objectives

Difference of "FACE-Q - Recovery Early Symptoms" scores between groups

Difference of "FACE-Q | Aesthetics - Adverse Effects: Cheeks, Lower Face, Neck" scores between groups

Difference of "FACE-Q | Aesthetics - Satisfaction With Lower Face and Jawline" baseline and last post-operative visit scores between groups

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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Office-based limited faceliftExperimental Treatment5 Interventions

Patients will undergo a limited facelift in the office. Patients will receive local anesthesia and optionally may receive an antianxiety medication.

Group II: Hospital-based full faceliftActive Control5 Interventions

Patients will undergo a full facelift in the hospital or ambulatory surgical center. Patients will receive either general anesthesia or intravenous sedation.

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