Evaluation of Functional Recovery of Facial Paralysis in People With Different Kinesic Treatment Options.

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

This is a controlled, single-blind (hybrid) clinical investigation that aims to analyze the process of recovery of muscle function in people with peripheral facial paralysis who receive kinesthetic treatment with electrostimulation compared to those who receive treatment without electrostimulation, in the UNNE University Kinesiology Service, during the period 2023-2025, to promote early reintegration into their social activities of daily life. An initial evaluation will be carried out, the movements that cause the requested gestures will be observed and recorded and recorded on a monitoring sheet and on video. The House Brackman and Sunnybrook scale will be used to measure functional outcomes. The initial and final evaluations will be external and blind. Patients will sign informed consent approved by Resolution No 04/23 of the Health Sciences Research Bioethics Committee. The following inclusion criteria will be taken into account: patients with a medical referral that indicates a diagnosis of peripheral facial paralysis, Bell's palsy, frigori facial paralysis, idiopathic facial paralysis, who have not received previous kinesic treatment. Patients with central facial paralysis (associated with stroke), with peripheral facial paralysis of more than 6 months of evolution, who present dermal lesions that interfere with the application of electrical currents (open wounds, lacerations or burns) will be excluded from the study. ) In addition, those patients who attend with a medical prescription that advises in writing against the use of electrostimulation will be excluded.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Patients with a medical referral that indicates as a diagnosis:

• Peripheral facial paralysis

• Bell's palsy

• Frigori facial paralysis

• Idiopathic facial paralysis, who have NOT received prior kinesic treatment.

Locations
Other Locations
Argentina
Servicio Universitario de Kinesiologia
RECRUITING
Corrientes
Contact Information
Primary
JESSICA A ZALAZAR, INVESTIGADOR
jessicazalazarcinat@med.unne.edu.ar
+5493624791093
Backup
LAURA E LEYES, INVESTIGADOR
lauraleyes@med.unne.edu.ar
+5493794759014
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-06-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 50
Treatments
Experimental: Study group
Patients with peripheral facial paralysis who will receive muscle reeducation in front of the mirror and selective muscle electrostimulation with exponential currents
Active_comparator: control group
Patients with peripheral facial paralysis who will receive facial muscle reeducation in front of the mirror without selective muscle electrostimulation with exponential current
Sponsors
Leads: Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Argentina
Collaborators: National Council of Scientific and Technical Research, Argentina

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