Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
Balıkesir, Turkey (Türkiye)
Completed
NCT Number: NCT06765408
Effect of Face Yoga on Mimic Muscles
This study aimed to investigate the effect of facial yoga on tonus, stiffness and elasticity of facial muscles.
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Conditions
Age range
25 year–50 year
Sex eligibility
Female
Study type
Observational
Primary location
About this study
This study was conducted on healthy volunteers aged 25-50 between June 2024 and January 2025. In the participants who agree to participate in the study, a descriptive data form and myotone evaluations of facial muscles will be performed. Measurements will be carried out immediately after the participants are recruited and at the end of the 8-week facial yoga programme.
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- Individuals between 25-50 years of age whose voluntary consent was obtained
Exclusion criteria
- Botox application to the facial area in the last 6 months,
- Regular use of analgesics and anti-inflammatories,
- The presence of infection or tumoural structures within the structures in the facial region,
- With TMJ disc displacement and joint degeneration,
- Cervical or TMJ fracture, systemic disease, musculoskeletal problem with evidence of specific pathological condition,
- Any surgical operation related to cervical or TMJ problem,
- Less than 6 months of cervical or TMJ-related physiotherapy and rehabilitation services,
- The one with facial paralysis,
- Participants with diagnosed psychiatric illness will not be included in the study.
Treatment and study plan
facial yoga exercise program
OtherAn exercise programme consisting of basic yoga movements such as swan neck exercise, fist exercise, hand to head exercise, jowl drawer exercise, tongue and palate exercise, lip curling exercise, ceiling kissing exercise, namaste exercise, balloon inflation, spider and fish exercise, lip spray, Chinese moustache, binocular exercise, gaze exercises and lion pose was applied. Each session was approximately 30 minutes and all exercises were accompanied by breathing exercises on the basis of exercising all facial muscles. The exercise programme was performed for 8 weeks, 2 days a week face-to-face and 5 days at home, for a total of 16 sessions face-to-face and 40 sessions at home. Participants were given verbal, written and video explanations and instructions about the exercise protocol. Every day in a WhatsApp group where all participants take part, Assist. Prof. Dr. Hazel Çelik Güzel provided information and reminders and ensured the continuity of the exercises. Participants were al
Primary outcomes
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Evaluation of the mimic muscles tone
Time frame: June 2024- August 2024
Myoton®PRO (Myoton Ltd, Myoton AS, Estonia) was used to objectively evaluate of the participants' facial muscles tone. The frontalis, corrugator supercili, orbicularis oculi, nasalis, orbicularis oris, mentalis and buccinator muscles, as well as masseter, temporal and digastric muscles were evaluated bilaterally in the sitting position.
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Evaluation of the mimic muscles stiffness
Time frame: June 2024- August 2024
Myoton®PRO (Myoton Ltd, Myoton AS, Estonia) was used to objectively evaluate of the participants' facial muscles stiffness. The frontalis, corrugator supercili, orbicularis oculi, nasalis, orbicularis oris, mentalis and buccinator muscles, as well as masseter, temporal and digastric muscles were evaluated bilaterally in the sitting position.
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Evaluation of the mimic muscles elasticity
Time frame: June 2024- August 2024
Myoton®PRO (Myoton Ltd, Myoton AS, Estonia) was used to objectively evaluate of the participants' facial muscles elasticity. The frontalis, corrugator supercili, orbicularis oculi, nasalis, orbicularis oris, mentalis and buccinator muscles, as well as masseter, temporal and digastric muscles were evaluated bilaterally in the sitting position.
Secondary outcomes
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Assessing mimic muscle tone after exercising
Time frame: October 2024- December 2024
After the exercise program, the participants' facial muscles tone evaluated by Myoton Pro. The frontalis, corrugator supercili, orbicularis oculi, nasalis, orbicularis oris, mentalis and buccinator muscles, as well as masseter, temporal and digastric muscles were evaluated bilaterally in the sitting position.
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Assessing mimic muscle stiffness after exercising
Time frame: October 2024- December 2024
After the exercise program, the participants' facial muscles stiffness evaluated by Myoton Pro. The frontalis, corrugator supercili, orbicularis oculi, nasalis, orbicularis oris, mentalis and buccinator muscles, as well as masseter, temporal and digastric muscles were evaluated bilaterally in the sitting position.
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Assessing mimic muscle elasticity after exercising
Time frame: October 2024- December 2024
After the exercise program, the participants' facial muscles elasticity evaluated by Myoton Pro. The frontalis, corrugator supercili, orbicularis oculi, nasalis, orbicularis oris, mentalis and buccinator muscles, as well as masseter, temporal and digastric muscles were evaluated bilaterally in the sitting position.
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
Other
Registry information
Official study title
The Effect of Facial Yoga on Tonus, Stiffness and Elasticity of Mimic Muscles
Important dates
- Study start
- 2024
- Primary completion
- 2025
- Study completion
- 2025
- First posted
- Jan 9, 2025
- Registry last updated
- Jan 9, 2025
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