# A Comparison of the Effect of Suture Material on Blepharoplasty Incision

> **NCT04585217** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary** · enrollment: 23 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Dermatochalasis
- Ptosis, Eyelid

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Randomized laterality of suture materials for closure (6-0 polypropylene monofilament suture vs fast absorbing gut suture on right eyelid)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04585217
- **Lead sponsor:** Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2020-05-30
- **Primary completion:** 2022-06-30
- **Final completion:** 2022-06-30
- **Target enrollment:** 23 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2023-10-23


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04585217

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04585217, "A Comparison of the Effect of Suture Material on Blepharoplasty Incision". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04585217. Licensed CC0.

---

*[Clinical trials dataset](/datasets/clinical-trials) · CC0 1.0*