NCT04894513

Electro Physiological Responses to Kabat Motor Control Re-education on Bell's Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Lama Saad El-Din Mahmoud · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To investigate the Effect of Kabat motor control re-education therapy on facial nerve Electro physiological responses and facial muscles function in bell's palsy. BACKGROUND: facial nerve recovery in children could be improved through facilitation of nerve regeneration which can be enhanced through Kabat motor control re-education therapy.

Detailed description

Thirty children with bell's palsy will participate in this study. The patients will randomly be divided into two equal groups; the control group received the conventional selected program, and the study group received the same exercise training program in addition to Kabat motor control re-education therapy. The program of treatment will be three times per week for six weeks. The evaluation methods: Facial nerve distal latency, amplitude, and percentage of degenerations via the Neuropack S1 MEB9004 EMG device, the Facial Disability Index, and Sunnybrook facial grading system (SBFGS) all the assessment methods before the program and after finishing the program

Conditions

• Facial Nerve Palsy
• Bell's Palsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Kabat motor control re-education therapy	Kabat motor control re-education therapy that includes specific movements with predefined patterns of facial muscles exercises, which is spiral and diagonal movements involve the facial muscles, which are brought to train in global patterns. The program of treatment for three times per week for six weeks.
OTHER	conventional selected program	the conventional selected program in the form of electrical stimulation (Faradic current) of affected muscles, facial muscle exercise program in front of the mirror, and home advices.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-02-15
• Primary completion: 2021-05-15
• Completion: 2021-05-30
• First posted: 2021-05-20
• Last updated: 2021-08-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt