Continuous intraoperative neuromonitoring (cIONM) of the facial nerve during surgery of the parotid gland

Continuous intraoperative neuromonitoring (cIONM) of the facial nerve during surgery of the parotid gland - cIONM in parotis surgery

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00011051

Enrollment

Registered

2016-09-28

Start date

2016-10-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

D11.0 C07

Interventions

Group 1: The indentification of the facial nerve trunk as it leaves the stylomastoid foramen is made during the operation using IONM (needle electrodes, 4-Channel R. frontalis, R. orbicularis occuli,

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients older than 18 years of age, that undergo surgery of the parotid gland (partial or total) and provide written concent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Revision surgery - preoperative facial palsy - Initial EMG Amplitude of the facial nerve < 500 µV - Age < 18 years - Patients with a cardial pacemaker - Patients with a implanted defibrillator (ICD) - Patients with heavy heart arrhythmias - Pregnancy - Epilepsy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Correlation of multiple combined Events (MCE) and loss of Signal (LOS) during cIONM with the grade of postoperative facial palsy	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Impact of compression, pressure, traction or thermal injury of the facial nerve on the EMG Signal Safety of cIONM in the surgery of parotid gland	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactPetar Stankovic

HNO Klinik, SANA Kliniken Leipziger Land

petar.stankovic@sana.de03433/21-1475

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 19, 2026