The Effect of Facial Exercise on the Appearance of Aging

Aging Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Pilot Study of the Efficacy of a Facial Exercise Program

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01689012
• Other study ID #: STU68255
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 2012
• Est. completion date: June 2013

Study information

• Verified date: December 2021
• Source: Northwestern University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study seeks to evaluate the effects of facial exercises on aging of the face.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 27
• Est. completion date: June 2013
• Est. primary completion date: June 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 40 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 40-65 years

• No significant medical illness

• No chronic smokers

• Subject with mild to moderate facial atrophy

• Subjects who provide and interest and who understand the importance of consistently executing the program daily.

• Subjects with the willingness and ability to understand and provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Under 40 years of age, Over 65 years of age

• Pregnant or lactating

• Subjects who have ever had any invasive cosmetic procedure, including facelifts, neck lifts, laser resurfacing, dermabrasion, or liposuction

• Subjects who have non-invasive or minimally invasive cosmetic procedures, such a non-ablative lasers, medium-depth or deeper chemical peels, injectable neurotoxins or fillers, within the past year.

• Subjects who have used topical or oral retinoids within the past year.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Aging

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Facial Exercise

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology	Chicago	Illinois

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Northwestern University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Improvement of face and neck after facial exercise compared to baseline		up to 20 weeks