NCT06615297

Mimic Muscle Volume, Central Facial Palsy Severity and Dysphagia

Demonstration of the Relationship Between Mimic Muscle Volume and Central Facial Palsy Severity and Dysphagia

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 70 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed description

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 and their demographic data such as age, gender, marital status, education level, body mass index, stroke etiologies will be questioned and used with the House-Brackmann scale. Involvement levels, facial nerve thickness (right/left), depressor labi inferior, depressor anguli oris, buccinator and risorius muscles will be evaluated. The data obtained will be correlated with total dysphagia score and facial disability index.

Conditions

• Facial Paralysis, Central
• Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	ultrasonographic evaluation	facial nerve thickness (right/left), depressor labi inferior, depressor anguli oris, buccinator and risorius muscles will be evaluated.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-01
• Primary completion: 2025-03-01
• Completion: 2025-04-01
• First posted: 2024-09-26
• Last updated: 2024-09-26