Action observation as supporting measure for the therapy of acute central facial paresis- a controlled randomised pilotstudy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00011129

Enrollment

Registered

2016-09-28

Start date

2016-09-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

G51.0

Interventions

Group 1: Interventiongroup: Action observation training through watching videosequenzes (such as lip puckering) of the task that shall be executed afterwards. Each videosequenz is about 30 seconds lon

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who are admitted to the Stroke Complex Routine at the Schwarzwald Baar Clinic; maximum age of 90; first stroke orsecond stroke without described central facial paresis, Patients with ischemia or haemorrhage independently of localisation or size with a maximum NIHS Score of 20, a central facial paresis with a maximum score of 83 at the Sunnybrook Facial Grading Scale, written permission to partizipation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: sightlessness, neglect, cognitive deficits which unable the patient to execute the tasks, disablility to understand or to give consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of facial symmetry and movement, using Sunnybrook Facial Grading System on day 5	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of facial symmetry and movement, using Sunnybrook Facial Grading System on day 7	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFranziska Wallace

Schwarzwald Baar Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen

Franziska.Wallace@sbk-vs.de07721932254

Outcome results

None listed

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