Effects of Massage Therapy and Facial PNF in Early Bell's Palsy

NCT ID: NCT05679752

Last Updated: 2023-03-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-09-21

Study Completion Date

2022-12-14

Brief Summary

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Effects of Massage therapy and Facial PNF in early Bell's palsy

Detailed Description

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It is an interventional study in which investigator will give massage therapy to one group of patients and facial PNF techniques to other group to evaluate the efficacy of these intervention on bell's palsy pateints

Conditions

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Bell Palsy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized control trail
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
single blind RCT in which just participants do not know in which group they are being treated

Study Groups

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control group

massage therapy will be given to this group of participants

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Massage therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

frictional massage to stimulate the weak muscle groups

experimental group

Facial PNFtechnique will be given to this group of participants

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Facial PNF technique

Intervention Type OTHER

Stimulation techniques used to facilitate the weak muscle groups

Interventions

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Facial PNF technique

Stimulation techniques used to facilitate the weak muscle groups

Intervention Type OTHER

Massage therapy

frictional massage to stimulate the weak muscle groups

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Passive massage

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Both males and females with age between 20 to 50 years
* All patients diagnosed with Bell's palsy
* Non traumatic onset
* Acute onset 1 to 3 weeks
* Either right or left side

Exclusion Criteria

* Subject who have other Neurological disorder
* Subjects who have impaired cognition
* Complete paralysis of face
* Open wound on face
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Al Nafees Medical Hospital, Islamabad

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Reliance Hospital Rawalpindi

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Neuro Counsel Hospital, Pakistan

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Al Nafees Medical Hospital, Islamabd

Islamabad, Federally Administered Tribal..., Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

Other Identifiers

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338

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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