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Does facial nerve monitoring during superficial parotid surgery for benign parotid diseases decrease the incidence of post operative facial nerve weakness and decrease the duration of surgery

EFFECTIVENESS OF FACIAL NERVE MONITORING IN SUPERFICIAL PAROTIDECTOMY FOR BENIGN PAROTID TUMORS - FAMOUS parotid study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2016/01/006475
Enrollment
44
Registered
2016-01-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- with benign parotid tumors

Interventions

Intervention1: Facial Nerve monitoring with electrophyiological assessment: Electrodes will be used to detect the exact location of the peripheral facial nerve branches. Retrograde dissection of the

Sponsors

CMC Vellore
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Any age. All those undergoing superficial parotidectomy for benign parotid tumors.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Recurrent pleomorphic adenomas, deep lobe tumors, and malignant tumors

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of facial nerve paresis post operatively. Assessment with House-Brackmann scoringTimepoint: October 2013 to october 2015—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of surgery- intraoperative timeTimepoint: intraoperative duration—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ajith John George

Christian Medical College, Vellore

pranay@cmcvellore.ac.in9894064580

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026