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Intraoperative Electrical Stimulation to Improve Nerve Grafting Outcome

NCT06335719 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2025-07-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A research study to find out if brief intraoperative electrical stimulation therapy improves nerve regeneration and smile outcomes following two-stage cross face nerve graft facial reanimation surgery.

Conditions

  • Facial Paralysis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

BES

Nerve biopsies during surgery + brief electrical stimulation therapy

PROCEDURE

Standard of Care surgery

Nerve biopsies during surgery - no brief electrical stimulation therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Cleveland Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patrick Byrne, MD · The Cleveland Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-03-01
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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