Assessment of the Cross-face Nerve Graft in the Treatment of Facial Paralysis
- Conditions
- Facial Palsy
- Registration Number
- NCT03006783
- Lead Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
- Brief Summary
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
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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
- Treated with one of the described procedures
- Evaluation material present
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Symmetry of the mouth 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.
Excursion of the mouth 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.
Disease-specific quality-of-life 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).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method