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Mimic Muscle Volume, Central Facial Palsy Severity and Dysphagia

ConditionsFacial Paralysis, CentralStroke
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorIstanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital

About this trial

70 stroke patients with central facial paralysis will be included and their demographic data will be questioned and facial nerve thickness, depressor labi inferior, depressor anguli oris, buccinator and risorius muscles will be evaluated.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Diagnosis of stroke and presence of unilateral central facial paralysis,

Agreeing to participate in the study,

Cognitive competence to understand the test instructions,

Presence of communication skills to respond to the test instructions.

Disqualifiers

Presence of previous facial paralysis or a neurological disease other than stroke that will cause central paralysis,

bilateral involvement

illiteracy, refusal to participate in the study,

jaw joint problem,

Trial population

70 stroke patients with central facial paralysis who were included in the rehabilitation program at Istanbul Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital will be included

Trial design

Design model

Case-only

Time perspective

Cross-sectional

Treatments tested in this trial

  • ultrasonographic evaluation

    Diagnostic test

    facial nerve thickness (right/left), depressor labi inferior, depressor anguli oris, buccinator and risorius muscles will be evaluated.

Treatment groups

70 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: central facial paralysis1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

facial nerve thickness

the thickness of the nerve will be measured by ultrasound

Time frame
baseline

Secondary outcomes

1

depressor labi inferior

the thickness of the muscle will be measured by ultrasound

Time frame
baseline
2

depressor anguli oris

the thickness of the muscle will be measured by ultrasound

Time frame
baseline

Other outcomes

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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