Outcome of Facial Palsy Following Rehabilitation

May 25, 2022 updated by: Yousra Hisham Abdel Fattah, University of Alexandria

Outcome and Complications of Peripheral Facial Palsy Following Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Study

Retrospective case series,the aim of this study is to assess the outcome and rate of complications in patients with facial palsy following rehabilitation, a retrospective study.

Study Overview

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Data from all patients presenting to the outpatient clinics of the Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department. Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University in the past 3 years will be collected. The outcome and complications from rehabilitation of facial palsy will be recorded.

Primary Outcome: complications of Facial palsy following rehabilitation. Confidentiality of all records will be ensured.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

50

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Alexandria, Egypt, 00123
        • Alexandria University, Faculty of Medicine

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • all patients with primary idiopathic peripheral facial palsy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • all patients with secondary causes of facial palsy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: patients with peripheral facial palsy
collection of data from records on the outcome of rehabilitation therapy on patients with peripheral facial palsy and types of complications associated with this therapy type
Combination product: rehabilitation
electro-therapy, heat therapy, massage and exercise therapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
prognosis or outcome of therapy
Time Frame: 3-6 months
have patients recovered fully, partially or did not recover
3-6 months
complications
Time Frame: 3-6 months
types of complications developed during rehabilitation
3-6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Alexandria

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Yousra Hisham A Fattah, Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 30, 2022

Study Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 29, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 29, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

January 2, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 26, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 25, 2022

Last Verified

May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0304299

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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