Status:

UNKNOWN

Multiwave Locked System Laser for Patients With Bell's Palsy.

Lead Sponsor:

Umm Al-Qura University

Conditions:

Facial Paralyses, Idiopathic

Laser Therapy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Background: Idiopathic Bell's palsy (IBP) is a unilateral facial paralysis of sudden onset and unknown etiology. Patient with IBP has an impaired facial expressions and psychological affection, which ...

Detailed Description

Multi-wave locked system (MLS) laser therapy had been presented in the arena of rehabilitation and attained interests of numerous researchers due to its unique features. MLS laser is a Class IV, high-...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Any patient who has unilateral IBP either on the right or left side.
  • Treatment will begin in the sub-acute stage of illness 3-5 days after the acute onset subsided.
  • patients will accept to attend to the physical therapy department to receive their corresponding treatment twice a week for successive six weeks.

Exclusion

  • Patients who have central nervous system pathology
  • sensory loss over the face, or recurrence of BP.
  • Patients with upper motor facial nerve palsy will be also excluded.
  • Any infant or child (≤18 years) with BP will be also excluded.
  • Chronic facial palsy patients
  • Patients BP having after a tumor, stroke, and Lyme disease will be excluded.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 10 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05270187

Start Date

January 10 2022

End Date

April 1 2022

Last Update

March 8 2022

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Umm Al-Qura University, Faculty of Applied Medical Science

Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 21955