The aim of present study was to find a better procedure to prevent of
synkinesis in facial nerve palsy.inclusion criteia:peripheral facial nerve palsy.Exclusion criteia : facial nerve palsy due to upper motor neuron lesion.
Therity patients with facial nerve palsy were selected via
electrodiagnosis tests. All patient randomly divided two groups as experimental
gourp and control group. The experimental group (n=15) was treated with biofeedback therapy and the control group (n= 15) received common physiotherapy.All patients received one year treatment.
Outcome measures: evaluated to facial grading scale before and after treatment. And also, severity of synkinesia.
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT201308216083N2
Registration date:2013-10-07, 1392/07/15
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:
Update count:0
Registration date
2013-10-07, 1392/07/15
Registrant information
Name
Abbas Ali Pourmomeny
Name of organization / entity
School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 31 1792 2024
Email address
pourmomeny@rehab.mui.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Deputy of Research at Isfahan University
Expected recruitment start date
2005-03-10, 1383/12/20
Expected recruitment end date
2010-03-11, 1388/12/20
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Prevention of synkinesis by biofeedback therapy:
Public title
Prevention of synkinesis by biofeedback
Purpose
Prevention
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
inclusion: facial nerve palsy( by electrodignosis-axonotemesis)
exclusion:facial nerve palsy (by electrodiagnosis-neuroapraxia) and central lesion of facial nerve palsy
Age
No age limit
Gender
Both
Phase
0
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
30
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Single blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethical committee of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Street address
" Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran"
City
Isfahan
Postal code
Approval date
2010-08-20, 1389/05/29
Ethics committee reference number
83382
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
facial nerve palsy-Bell'palsy
ICD-10 code
G51.0
ICD-10 code description
Bell palsy
Primary outcomes
1
Description
synkinesis
Timepoint
recording
Method of measurement
subgective
Secondary outcomes
1
Description
deformity
Timepoint
befor and after treatment
Method of measurement
subjective
Intervention groups
1
Description
biofeedback thrapy for one moth and then one ssesion every week for 11 months
usuall physiotherapy for one year
Category
Rehabilitation
2
Description
one year teratment (phyiotheraphy)
Category
Rehabilitation
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Alzahra Hospital
Full name of responsible person
pourmomeny
Street address
Isfahan
City
Isfahan
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Reseach Center of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Adibi - staff of Reseach Center of Medical Sciences Isfahan
Street address
"Isfahan university of Medical Sciences"
City
Isfahan
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Reseach Center of Medical Sciences
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
empty
Domestic or foreign origin
empty
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
empty
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
"School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran"
Full name of responsible person
pourmomeny
Position
instrctour
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
City
isfahan
Postal code
Phone
+7 922024
Fax
Email
pourmomeny@rehab.mui.ac.ir
Web page address
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
"School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences"
Full name of responsible person
pourmopmeny
Position
instrctur
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Isfahan university of medical sciences
City
isfahan
Postal code
Phone
+98 31 1792 2024
Fax
Email
pourmomeny@rehab.mui.ac.ir
Web page address
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)