Bell Palsy
Conditions
Brief summary
Effects of Massage therapy and Facial PNF in early Bell's palsy
Detailed description
It is an interventional study in which investigator will give massage therapy to one group of patients and facial PNF techniques to other group to evaluate the efficacy of these intervention on bell's palsy pateints
Interventions
OTHERFacial PNF technique
Stimulation techniques used to facilitate the weak muscle groups
OTHERMassage therapy
frictional massage to stimulate the weak muscle groups
Sponsors
Al Nafees Medical Hospital, Islamabad
Reliance Hospital Rawalpindi
Neuro Counsel Hospital, Pakistan
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
single blind RCT in which just participants do not know in which group they are being treated
Intervention model description
Randomized control trail
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Both males and females with age between 20 to 50 years * All patients diagnosed with Bell's palsy * Non traumatic onset * Acute onset 1 to 3 weeks * Either right or left side
Exclusion criteria
* Subject who have other Neurological disorder * Subjects who have impaired cognition * Complete paralysis of face * Open wound on face
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnybrook facial grading scale | assessment will be done after 6 weeks | complete tool for assessing facial movement outcomes. Lower score (Zero) means complete paralysis and higher (100) means normal |
| Facial Clinimetric Evaluation Scale | assessment will be done after 6 weeks | to evaluate the impairment and disability associated with facial weakness. It is calculated ranging from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed