Free Neurovascularized Muscle Transfer in Facial Reanimation of Long-standing Facial Palsy Patients

Sohag University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Facial Paralysis

Treatments: Procedure: Facial reanimation surgery by free muscle trasfer.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05222698

Soh-Med-22-01-11

Details and patient eligibility

About

The use of free Neurovascularized muscles like free latissimus and gracillis muscles for reanimation of long-standing facial palsy patients using the hypoglossal nerve for innervating these muscles

Full description

The investigators need to know which of the two muscles is better functionally and aesthetically in facial reanimation of patients with facial paralysis of more than one year duration.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients with facial paralysis more than one year what ever the cause.

Exclusion criteria

• patients with uncontrolled diabetes.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Active Comparator group

Description:

Segmental free latissimus muscle trasfer to the face.

Treatment:

Procedure: Facial reanimation surgery by free muscle trasfer.

Group B

Active Comparator group

Description:

Free gracillis muscle trasfer to the face.

Treatment:

Procedure: Facial reanimation surgery by free muscle trasfer.