Clinical trials: Facial Paresis
Facial Nerve Paresis
Functional Electrical Stimulation for Facial Muscles
Partial or complete facial paralysis is the weakness of muscles of facial expression. Facial paralysis causes physical, social and emotional problems.
- Trial name
- NCT04457492
- Testing
- Application of FES to the Face
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Facial Palsy, Self-rehabilitation
Impacts of Two Rehabilitation Programs on Chronic Peripheral Facial Paresis
Introduction: Peripheral facial paresis (PFP) is a very common disease of various etiologies affecting average adults with no predominance of sex.
- Conditions
- Facial Palsy, Self-rehabilitation, Quality of Life, Motor Recovery
- Trial name
- VISAGE (NCT04074018)
- Testing
- Self-rehabilitation program, Conventional rehabilitation program
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Facial Paresis
Using the Deep Temporal Nerves Versus the Masseteric Nerve for Correction of Eyelid Paresis.
The return of eyelid function and facial expression in Patients with facial nerve affection is very important for quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04543318
- Testing
- Deep temporal nerves, massteric nerve
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Bell's Palsy, Facial Nerve Paresis
Intratympanic Steroid for Bell's Palsy
Facial nerve paralysis is due to inflammation around the facial nerve. Current treatment for facial nerve paralysis is a 10 day course of oral steroids (which will reduce the inflammation), with electrodiagnostic testing.
- Trial name
- NCT03508440
- Testing
- Intratympanic injection, Prednisone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Facial Paresis
Reinnervation of Facial Muscles After Lengthening Temporalis Myoplasty
The purpose of this study is to determine the physiology of nerve healing and the neurotization of the facial muscles after lengthening temporalis myoplasty.
- Trial name
- FacialReinn (NCT01833221)
- Testing
- injection of 1% lidocaine, 2mL for facial nerve block
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Bell Palsy
Surgery or Clincial Follow up, in Patients With Bell' s Palsy
The purpose of this study is to investigate if an early surgical intervention on patienst with Bell´s Palsy has a better impact on their facial muscular function and their quality of life as compared to conventional therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02179684
- Testing
- Baby-sitter surgery N. fascialis, Conventional treatment and follow-up
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Breathing, Sleep-Disordered
Cheeks Appearance as a Novel Predictor of Obstructive Sleep Apnea The CASA Score Study
Cheeks appearance is a screening tool developed based on cheeks observation to identify volume, flaccidity or both to predict people with probable obstructive sleep apnea.
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Breathing, Sleep-Disordered, Muscle Weakness, Muscle Disorder
- Trial name
- CASA (NCT04980586)
- Testing
- CASA score protocol to Non-obstructive sleep apnea Group, CASA score protocol to Mild obstructive sleep apnea Group, CASA score protocol to Moderate obstructive sleep apnea Group
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 319 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Facial Nerve Injuries, Facial Paresis Associated With Facial Nerve Dysfunction
Comparison of Three Botulinum Neuromodulators for Management of Facial Synkinesis
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of three commercially available botulinum toxin neuromodulators in the treatment of facial synkinesis using patient reported outcome measures.
- Conditions
- Facial Nerve Injuries, Facial Paresis Associated With Facial Nerve Dysfunction, Facial Asymmetry, Synkinesis
- Trial name
- NCT03048383
- Testing
- OnabotulinumtoxinA Injectable Product, AbobotulinumtoxinA Injectable Product, Incobotulinumtoxin A Injectable Product
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Parotid Tumors, Facial Nerve Paresis
Intra-parotid Facial Nerve Imaging in Parotidectomy
In this study, the investigators will evaluate the clinical usefulness of 3 dimensional double echo steady state MRI (3D-DESS MRI) for functional preservation of the facial nerve during parotidectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT03822728
- Testing
- 3D-DESS MRI (3 dimensional double echo steady state MRI)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Congenital Fibrosis of Extraocular Muscles, Duane Retraction Syndrome
Genetic Studies of Strabismus, Congenital Cranial Dysinnervation Disorders (CCDDs), and Their Associated Anomalies
The purpose of this study is to identify genes associated with impaired development and function of the cranial nerves and brainstem, which may result in misalignment of the eyes (strabismus) and related conditions.
- Conditions
- Congenital Fibrosis of Extraocular Muscles, Duane Retraction Syndrome, Duane Radial Ray Syndrome, Mobius Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03059420
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Stress Urinary Incontinence, Incontinence, Urinary
Comparison Between a Telerehabilitation Program for Urinary Incontinence Versus a Conventional Face-to-face Program
Urinary incontinence (UI) is defined as any involuntary loss of urine. It affects a significant percentage of the population, mainly female, with a prevalence of 21.4% in Portuguese women, having a negative impact on quality of…
- Conditions
- Stress Urinary Incontinence, Incontinence, Urinary, Covid19, Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT05114395
- Testing
- Pelvic Floor Telerehabilitation Program, Pelvic Floor Face-to-Face Program
- Where
- 2 sites in Portugal
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Centro Hospitalar De São João, E.P.E.
Facial Nerve Paresis
Using the Masseteric Nerve for Facial Nerve Reanimation
The return of eyelid function and facial expression in Patients with facial nerve affection is very important for quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT05568108
- Testing
- masseteric nerve to central branch facial nerve, Masseteric nerve to free functioning muscle transfer
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Brain Disorders, Birth Defects
Study on Moebius Syndrome and Congenital Facial Weakness Disorders
Background: Moebius syndrome limits the ability to make facial expressions like smile, frown or blink - and move the eyes laterally.
- Conditions
- Brain Disorders, Birth Defects, Craniofacial Differences
- Trial name
- NCT02055248
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 207 people
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Parotid Neoplasms, Facial Paralysis
Post-parotidectomy Facial Paresis: Intraoperative and Postoperative Factors
This is a protocol to govern the prospective trial of facial nerve monitoring in patients undergoing parotidectomy with an eye towards interpreting if the facial nerve monitor provides useful information to operating surgeons and…
- Trial name
- NCT02527226
- Testing
- Facial exercises
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic