Clinical Trial: Assessment of the Cross-face Nerve Graft in the Treatment of Facial Paralysis

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Assessment of the Cross-face Nerve Graft in the Treatment of Facial Paralysis

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 Summary: 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.
Sponsor: University Medical Center Groningen

Current Primary Outcome:

• Symmetry of the mouth [ Time Frame: 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 [ Time Frame: 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 [ Time Frame: 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).

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: University Medical Center Groningen

Dates:
Date Received: December 22, 2016
Date Started: March 2016
Date Completion:
Last Updated: December 28, 2016
Last Verified: December 2016