Bell Palsy
Conditions
Keywords
Oxygen Therapy, Bells Palsy
Brief summary
This is a randomized, single blinded, non-placebo controlled that will compare one group of Bells Palsy patients receiving the current standard of care including oral corticosteroids and oral antivirals against an experimental group receiving the current standard of care in addition to hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Outcome assessment will be based on both objective analyses of facial movements as well as subjective quality of life scales.
Interventions
Prednisone 10 day taper: 60mg for 5 days, then taper for five days to 0mg
DRUGOral antivirals
acyclovir 400mg: one pill 4 times daily for 7 days
DEVICEHyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
2.4atm administered for twice daily dives for 5 days, 10 dives total. To be begun in the first 1 week after onset of paralysis.
Sponsors
NYU Langone Health
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years or older exhibiting unilateral facial paralysis progressing to completion in 4 days or less.
Exclusion criteria
* No patients from vulnerable populations as listed above will be included. * Subjects must be able to travel to NYULMC continually during the first 12 months following enrollment. * During the initial visit candidates must have no associated clinical signs or symptoms consistent with other causes of facial palsy. This includes but is not limited to: auricular papules, skin rashes, parotid masses, craniofacial trauma, and the presence of other cranial or distal neuropathies excluding facial numbness, change in taste, and/or hyperacusis. * Patients with atypical presentations will be referred for cross-sectional imaging and excluded. * Patients with histories consistent with possible recent tick exposure, rashes, headaches, or excessive fatigue will be serologically tested for Lyme disease and excluded if it returns positive. * Pneumothorax within the last two years is the only absolute medical
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in the percentage of subjects that return to baseline facial function 1 year following the onset of paralysis Standard of Care Group | 3, 6 and 12 months |
| Change in the percentage of subjects that return to baseline facial function 1 year following the onset of paralysis Standard of Care + Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Bells Palsy (HBOT) Group | 3, 6 and 12 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Facial Clinimetric Evaluation Scale (FaCE) Score Standard of Care Group | 3, 6 and 12 months | Used to assess facial impairment and disability after facial paralysis. It involves 15 statements, each using a five-item Likert scale. A participant circles the most appropriate response to a given statement, whereby 1 corresponds to the lowest function and 5 corresponds to the highest function. Statements are grouped into six independent domains: social function, facial movement, facial comfort, oral function, eye comfort, and lacrimal control. A score from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is calculated. |
| Facial Clinimetric Evaluation Scale (FaCE) Score Standard of Care + HBOT | 3, 6 and 12 months | Used to assess facial impairment and disability after facial paralysis. It involves 15 statements, each using a five-item Likert scale. A participant circles the most appropriate response to a given statement, whereby 1 corresponds to the lowest function and 5 corresponds to the highest function. Statements are grouped into six independent domains: social function, facial movement, facial comfort, oral function, eye comfort, and lacrimal control. A score from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is calculated. |
| Short Form 36 (SF-36) Score Standard of Care Group | 3, 6 and 12 months | As part of the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS), a multi-year, multi-site study to explain variations in patient outcomes, RAND developed the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). The eight sections are: vitality physical functioning, bodily pain, general health perceptions, physical role functioning, emotional role functioning, social role functioning and mental health |
| Facial Disability Index (FDI) Score Standard of Care + HBOT | 3, 6 and 12 months | Assesses facial neuromuscular dysfunction. Consists of 10 questions regarding physical function scoring difficulty on a scale of 2-5; 5 being no difficulty and 2 being much difficulty |
| Facial Disability Index (FDI) Score Standard of Care Group | 3, 6 and 12 months | Assesses facial neuromuscular dysfunction. Consists of 10 questions regarding physical function scoring difficulty on a scale of 2-5; 5 being no difficulty and 2 being much difficulty |
| Short Form 36 (SF-36) Score Standard of Care + HBOT | 3, 6 and 12 months | As part of the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS), a multi-year, multi-site study to explain variations in patient outcomes, RAND developed the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). The eight sections are: vitality physical functioning, bodily pain, general health perceptions, physical role functioning, emotional role functioning, social role functioning and mental health |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed