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Stellate Gnaglion Block in Refractory Bell's Palsy

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Facial Palsy
Neuropathy
Registration Number
NCT05094245
Lead Sponsor
Assiut University
Brief Summary

Idiopathic facial nerve palsy (Bell's palsy) is caused by damage to the facial nerve at any site of the peripheral branches after the facial nucleus.Stellate ganglion block is inteneded to increase blood flow and promotes nerve regeneration.

Detailed Description

the conventional systemic corticosteroid treatment for acute peripheral facial nerve palsy in patients can induce hyperglycemia, and an alternative local therapy may be necessary and some time may ve ineffective.

Our purpose in this study is to evaluate therapeutic effects of stellate ganglion block (SGB) on idiopathic persistant facial nerve palsy.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosed by clinical and neurological assessment as one-sided idiopathic facial palsy
  • Age 18 to 60
  • ASA Ⅰ~Ⅲ
Exclusion Criteria
  • diabetic
  • coagulation dysfunction
  • mental or cognitive dysfunclion
  • allergy to injected medication

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
House Brackmann grading scaleBaseline ,change from baseline House-Brackmann at 7th day,one month,two month, three month

The House-Brackmann scale is a nerve grading system, It is used to characterize the severity of a facial paralysis patient's symptoms.

Grade I : 100% functioning Grade VI : 0% function

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Likert scalebefore intervention , and directly after intervention

Likert scale (Patients' satisfaction) is typically a five; 1 =strongly dis-satisfied and 5= strongly satisfied

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Emad Zarief Kamel Said

🇪🇬

Assiut, Egypt

Emad Zarief Kamel Said
🇪🇬Assiut, Egypt

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