Clinical Trial: Sensory Retraining Facilitates Sensory Recovery After Mandibular Nerve Injury

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Sensory Retraining Exercise Facilitates Sensory Recovery After Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy - a Randomized Controlled Trial

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether sensory retraining exercise could improve lip numbness caused by bilateral sagittal split of mandible.

Detailed Summary: The study is a prospective randomized controlled trial. The patients receiving bilateral sagittal split osteotomy and having lip numbness or paraesthesia will be included in this study. 80 patients will be included and randomized into two groups and there are 40 patients in each group. The control group is to maintain follow up in clinic and do not receive any sensory retraining exercise. The experimental group is requested to perform sensory retraining at home by themselves.
Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Current Primary Outcome: sensory function test [ Time Frame: one year after surgery ]

The sensory function evaluation include objective and subjective examinations as the followings:

  1. Questionnaire
  2. Visual analogue scale (VAS)
  3. Two-point discrimination (2PD)
  4. Pain detection threshold (PD) tests
  5. Touch sensory threshold


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Dates:
Date Received: February 15, 2012
Date Started: April 2012
Date Completion: September 2015
Last Updated: April 25, 2012
Last Verified: April 2012