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Spacer Graft Study

Montefiore Medical Center · NCT04140734

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
100
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
August 1, 2021
Record last updated
April 21, 2026

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What the study is about

To determine which of three types of spacer grafts (hard palate vs autologous ear cartilage vs Enduragen) are the most effective in lower eyelid retraction repair outcomes as measured by MRD2 (margin to reflex distance 2)

Being studied: Spacer Graft

Conditions: Eyelid Diseases; Eyelid Droop

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Underwent lower eyelid retraction repair requiring a spacer graft between July 1, 2019 and July 1, 2022

Exclusion Criteria

  • Younger than 18 years old
  • Required concurrent surgeries (e.g., midface lift or full thickness skin graft) or required further surgeries on the operated eyelid within the 6 months postoperatively
  • Patients with less than 1-month follow up will be excluded from all outcome analysis and those without postoperative 6-month data will be excluded from the postoperative month 6 MRD2 calculation

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Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Anne Barmettler, MD · (978) 886-7122 · abarmett@montefiore.org
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