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NCT Number: NCT03006783

Assessment of the Cross-face Nerve Graft in the Treatment of Facial Paralysis

A retrospective and cross-sectional analysis of standard of care for facial paralysis involving the cross-face nerve graft in the past 20 years.

* Imagery analysis * Questionnaires

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Key information

Conditions

Facial Palsy Facial Paralysis Mouth Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Paralysis Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Stomatognathic Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

The investigators will retrospectively and cross sectionally analyze all patients treated with a cross-face nerve graft and another nerve transfer in our institution by image analysis and sending out quality of life questionnaires.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Treated with one of the described procedures

Exclusion criteria

  • Evaluation material present

Treatment and study plan

Cross-face nerve graft

Procedure

connecting the healthy facial nerve to the affected facial nerve

Primary outcomes

  1. Symmetry of the mouth

    Time frame: March 2016 - October 2016

    Symmetry of the mouth expressed as the difference in millimeters between the position of the affected and the healthy corner of the mouth on a picture. An ideal symmetry would be 0 mm. Measured with the FACE-gram software.

  2. Excursion of the mouth

    Time frame: March 2016 - October 2016

    Excursion of the mouth expressed as the difference in millimeters between the position of the affected corner of the mouth in repose and with smile on a picture. Measured with the FACE-gram software.

  3. Disease-specific quality-of-life

    Time frame: March 2016 - October 2016

    A validated self-reported disease-specific quality-of-life questionnaire was used (Facial Clinimetric Evaluation scale). On which patients can score anything between 0 and 100 points (100 being healty).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Medical Center Groningen

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Dec 30, 2016
Registry last updated
Dec 30, 2016

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