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

NCT ID: NCT03006783

Last Updated: 2016-12-30

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-03-31

Study Completion Date

2016-10-31

Brief Summary

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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

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Facial Palsy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Cross-face nerve graft treated

People treated by a solitary cross-face nerve graft or in combination with another procedure.

Cross-face nerve graft

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

connecting the healthy facial nerve to the affected facial nerve

Hypoglossal-facial treated

People treated with a solitary hypoglossal-facial anastomosis.

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Cross-face nerve graft

connecting the healthy facial nerve to the affected facial nerve

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Treated with one of the described procedures

Exclusion Criteria

* Evaluation material present
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Medical Center Groningen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Tijn van Veen

M.M. van Veen, BSc

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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TvanVeen

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id