Facial nerve palsy
Conditions
Interventions
Facial nerve rehabilitation by the transcranial magnetic stimulation
Sponsors
Dept. of Otolaryngology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 The person who is more than 20 and less than 70 years old. 2 10 or lower Yanagihara score and/or 15% of lower ENoG value 3 The person who can take the protocol treatment 8 weeks after two to 11 months later after the onset. 4 The person who can come to the hospital up to 2 months after the onset
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Being , or planning to be registered to other clinical trials during the period of this clinical trial. 2) Being treated or planning to be treated by other treatment methods which significantly affect to the facial movement, such as electric stimulation on the face, facial nerve block, acupuncture. 3) Performance status 3 or higher 4) Diaabetes (HbA1c > 6.5%). 5) Neurological disorders with facial palsy. 6) History of clinically significant intracranial abnormalities. 7) Implantation of following devices a) aneurysm clip b) Cardiac catheter 8) Significantly increased intracranial pressure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Scores by the facial nerve grading system (Yanagihara's score, Scores by Sunnybrook facial grading system and House-Brackmann grading system) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactAkira Inagaki
Nagoya City University Hospital Department of Otolaryngology
Outcome results
None listed