Effectiveness of ES and MT VS ES and PNF Technique Among Bells Palsy Patients

Superior University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Bell Palsy

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: PNF Technique; Diagnostic Test: Mime Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05855928

DPT/Batch-Fall18/526

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the effectiveness of electrical stimulation with MIME therapy versus electrical stimulation with PNF technique for improving strength & restoring lost motor function in the patients of Bell's palsy

Enrollment: 56 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• • Acute, unilateral, lower motor neuron bells palsy patient with house-backmann scale 4

  • Acute onset 1-3 weeks
  • Age group 20-40 years
  • Who were are willing to be a part of the study
  • Patients with the Bell's palsy (Facial paralysis , idiopathic facial paralysis and the herpetic facial paralysis)

Exclusion criteria

• • Patient who had the autoimmune disorder, tumors, recent head injury

  • The subject long with the surgery for ear and the fascial nerve palsy
  • Metal dental implants, and pregnant women
  • The patient with any peripheral vascular diseases
  • Central fascial palsy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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56 participants in 2 patient groups

Electrical Stimulation and Mime Therapy

Other group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Mime Therapy

Electrical Stimulation and PNF Technique

Experimental group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: PNF Technique