Intraoperative Electrical Stimulation to Improve Nerve Grafting Outcome
ConditionFacial Paralysis
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorThe Cleveland Clinic
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients 18-80 years-old with unilateral facial paralysis who are candidates for two- stage CFNG smile reanimation surgery (i.e. CFNG-driven free gracilis muscle transfer (FGMT) or dual innervation FGMT).
Agree to participate in the study.
Disqualifiers
Bilateral facial paralysis
Age less than 18 years-old or older than 80 years-old
Comorbid medical condition preventing two-stage CFNG surgery
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- BES
- Standard of Care surgery
Treatment groups
20 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov