Anthropometric Angular Measurement to Determine Muscle Tonus in Patients With Peripheral Facial Paralysis - Full Text View

Sponsor:	University of Campinas, Brazil
Information provided by:	University of Campinas, Brazil
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00903669

Purpose

The current study sought to determine the reliability of the rehabilitation protocol using the labial commissure angle (LCA) as an indicator of both muscle tonus and therapeutic success. The investigators hypothesized that this measurement would provide objective data regarding the efficacy of rehabilitation for these challenging patients.

Condition
Peripheral Facial Paralysis

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Case-Only, Prospective
Official Title:	Anthropometric Angular Measurement to Determine Muscle Tonus in Patients With Peripheral Facial Paralysis

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Bell's Palsy Benign Tumors Paralysis Rehabilitation

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Campinas, Brazil:

Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA

Biospecimen Description:

Enrollment:	20
Study Start Date:	January 2005
Study Completion Date:	February 2006
Primary Completion Date:	September 2005 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts
Peripheral Facial Paralysis (PFP) Patients who are diagnosed with peripheral facial paralysis.

Detailed Description:

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: In cases of peripheral facial paralysis (PFP), diminished facial movements and their resultant cosmetic sequelae may have significant emotional repercussions, in addition to producing pronounced functional deficits. Abnormal muscle proprioception and deviation of the nasal-labial filter may also interfere with articulation of the labiodental and bilabial phonemes, thus diminishing speech intelligibility. In relation to stomatognathic functions, weakened labial occlusion decreases intraoral pressure, thereby hindering liquid retention in the buccal cavity and giving rise to vestibular stasis on the paralyzed side. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of the labial commissure angle (LCA) as an anthropometric marker for objectively assessing changes in facial muscle tonus.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	20 Years to 70 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients diagnosed with PFP treated in the Hospital of Unicamp

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

age range between 20 and 70 years
incomplete PFP (Degree IV)
integral facial nerve (FN)

Exclusion Criteria:

systemic disease
potentially aggravating the PFP (neurological, degenerative, endocrinological)

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00903669

Locations

Brazil, São Paulo
Universidade estadual de Campinas
Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, 13081-970

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Campinas, Brazil

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Jorge R Paschoal

Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Department of Otolaryngology School of Medical Sciences - UNICAMP ( Jorge Rizzato Paschoal )
Study ID Numbers:	ATessitore
Study First Received:	May 14, 2009
Last Updated:	May 14, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00903669 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research

Keywords provided by University of Campinas, Brazil:

Facial paralysis
Muscle tonus
Rehabilitation
Myofunctional
Stomatognathic system

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Mouth Diseases
Disease Attributes
Facies
Bell Palsy
Nervous System Diseases
Facial Paralysis
Herpesviridae Infections
Virus Diseases

Paralysis
Signs and Symptoms
Pathologic Processes
Facial Nerve Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
DNA Virus Infections
Cranial Nerve Diseases
Stomatognathic Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 09, 2010