NCT07078617

Effectiveness of PNF and STM in Bell Palsy

Comparison of PNF and Soft Tissue Mobilization Techniques Along With Exercise for the Treatment of Bell's Palsy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: Elite College of Management Sciences, Gujranwala, Pakistan · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Our study aims to determine the efficacy of PNF and Soft tissue mobilization techniques with exercise for Bell's palsy. It ascertains which intervention yields better outcomes and has greater effect on recovery.

Detailed description

It is a randomized controlled trial. This study includes 28 participants allocated into two groups by coin tossing method. Group A receives PNF and Group B receives soft tissue mobilization along with exercise. Both of the groups receive electrical stimulation as baseline treatment. The assessment of participants is done by using facial disability index and House Brackmann scale.

Conditions

• Bell's Palsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation	PNF technique given for 3-4 days/week and electrical stimulation of DL-2 stimulator with 90 repetitions on each motor point of facial muscle for 3-4 days/week.
OTHER	Soft Tissue Mobilization along with exercise	Soft tissue mobilization along with facial exercise 3- days/ week and electrical stimulation of DL-2 stimulator with 90 repetitions on each motor point of facial muscle for 3-4 days/week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-04-01
• Primary completion: 2025-06-01
• Completion: 2025-07-01
• First posted: 2025-07-22
• Last updated: 2025-07-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan