Effectiveness of Mime Therapy vs Conventional Therapy for Bell's Palsy

Elite College of Management Sciences, Gujranwala, Pakistan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bell Palsy

Treatments: Other: Conventional therapy; Other: Mime therapy with Conventional therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07058246

2020-GCUF-079255

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of mime therapy and conventional therapy for improving facial functional mobility and coordination.

Full description

This will be a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT). Sample will be taken using Non-Probability Convenient Sampling. Sample size of 34 participants that will be randomly allocated into two groups using a coin toss method. Group A (intervention group) will receive mime therapy along with conventional therapy, while Group B (control group) will receive only conventional therapy were given 45 minutes per day for 3-4 sessions in a week for 3 weeks. Outcomes will be measured by using the Sunnybrook Facial Grading System for checking facial symmetry and the House-Brackmann Facial Grading System for measuring severity of paresis.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient diagnosed with acute bell's palsy
• All genders and intact taste sensations
• No other neurological deficit involving face

Exclusion criteria

• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Stroke patients
• Patient with mental and dental implants
• Patient with recurrent facial palsy
• Patient with tumors, congenital defects, open wound

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Experimental group

Description:

Group A is the experimental group having 17 participants randomly chosen by using coin toss method according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Baseline Treatment include DL2 electric stimulation at 20-50Hz for 90 repetitions and Infrared lamp placed 30-45cm away from the body for 10-15 minutes. Mime Therapy along with Conventional Therapy.

Treatment:

Other: Mime therapy with Conventional therapy

Group B

Active Comparator group

Description:

Group B is the active comparator group having 17 participants randomly chosen by using coin toss method according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Baseline Treatment include DL2 electric stimulation at 20-50Hz for 90 repetitions and Infrared lamp placed 30-45cm away from the body for 10-15 minutes. Conventional Therapy.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional therapy