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Comparison of Motor Imagery Technique and Mime Therapy on Facial Expressions in Facial Palsy Patients

NCT04993417 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2021-08-06

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Summary

This project was a Randomized clinical trial conducted to compare the effects of motor imagery technique and mime therapy on facial expressions in facial palsy patients so that we can have best treatment option for patients of facial palsy. Duration was of 6 months, convenient sampling was done, subjects following eligibility criteria from Imran Idrees Teaching hospital and Idrees Hospital Sialkot, were randomly allocated in two groups via computer generated method, baseline assessment was done, MIT Group received motor imagery technique, 45 min session (3 times a week for 3 months) plus the EMS (10-15 min), while the MT Group received mime therapy 30-45 min session (3 times a week for 3 months) plus the EMS (10-15 min). Outcome measures were collected for both groups at before treatment (T0) and at the end of the treatment i-e after 3 months (T1). The outcome measures were severity of paresis, facial symmetry and intensity of depression measured by using House-Brackmann Scale, Sunnybrook Facial Grading System and Beck Depression Inventory Scale, respectively. Data was analyzed by using SPSS version 24.0.

Conditions

  • Facial Palsy

Interventions

OTHER

Motor imagery technique along with EMS

All the subjects carried out the treatment process for a total of 3 months. During this treatment duration, the sessions were administered 3 times per week for 45 minutes, depending upon the subject's ability to focus and tiredness. The patients were mentioned to play out the emotional facial appearances for non-verbal correspondence i-e pleasure, misery, interest, appall, dread, irritation and shock. Patients were then requestedto envision himself winking, for instance, envisioning himself in a wonderful and natural social setting, at that point the patient cognitively addresses, with his eyes shut, the movement of decaying the recognized central issues, without creating any specific movement.

OTHER

Mime Therapy along with EMS

All the subjects carried out the treatment process for a total of 3 months. During this treatment duration, the sessions were administered 3 times per week for 45 minutes, depending upon the subject's ability to focus and tiredness. Mime treatment incorporates self kneading of face and neck, breathing and relaxation works out, activities to synchronize the two sides and diminish synkinesis and for eye and lip closure per the myofascial way to deal with recovery, letter and word practices and expressive activities.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mehwish Ikram, MS · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-11-30
Primary Completion
2021-05-30
Completion
2021-06-30

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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