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Facial ParesisPhase 4FacialReinnNCT01833221

Reinnervation of Facial Muscles After Lengthening Temporalis Myoplasty

A Phase 4 study testing injection of 1% lidocaine, 2mL for facial nerve block in people with Facial Paresis, run by University Hospital, Caen at 1 site in France.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the physiology of nerve healing and the neurotization of the facial muscles after lengthening temporalis myoplasty. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 6 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Facial Paresis
What is being tested?
injection of 1% lidocaine, 2mL for facial nerve block
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
10 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Apr 2013to Jul 2014
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 6 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • patient who were operated for a facial paralysis by the lengthening temporalis myoplasty procedure in the University Hospital of Caen and who present signs of contraction of the facial muscles on the plasy side after the procedure.

Who cannot join

  • Patient with contraindications to the injection of lidocaine
  • Patient treated with beta-blocker
  • Patient on anti-coagulants
  • Pathology cause of facial paralysis evolving
  • Pregnant or lactating
  • Patient incapacitated adult
  • Patient undergoing another study at the same time

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire

    Caen, Basse-normandie, 14000

Other trials in France

About this study

Official title: Study of the Reinnervation of Facial Muscles After Lengthening Temporalis Myoplasty

The purpose of this study is to determine the physiology of nerve healing and the neurotization of the facial muscles after lengthening temporalis myoplasty.

Read the detailed description

The investigators want to study the physiology of nerve healing after lengthening temporalis myoplasty done for facial nerve impairment. The investigators already observed few cases of spontaneous neurotization and the investigators want to check the nerve command of the facial muscles. Clinical and photographic evaluations will be performed before and after a facial nerve block using 1% lidocaine.

Conditions
Facial Paresis
Being tested
injection of 1% lidocaine, 2mL for facial nerve block
Keywords
facial palsy, lengthening temporalis myoplasty, neurotization of facial muscles
Medical subject headings
Facial Paralysis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • injection of 1% lidocaine, 2mL for facial nerve blockDrug

    Also called facial nerve block following the O'Brien modified technique

    injection with a fine needle of 2mL lidocaine in close contact of the facial nerve trunk

Study groups in NCT01833221
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Neurotized facial muscle patientsExperimentalinjection of 1% lidocaine, 2mL for facial nerve block
Receives: Drug: injection of 1% lidocaine, 2mL for facial nerve block

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Facial muscle contraction after nerve block

    clinical and photographical study will be performed before and after neve block and relative contractibility state will be recorded

    Measured: 30 minutes after lidocaine injection

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Apr 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2013
  3. Primary completionJul 2014
  4. Study completionJul 2014

Why it stopped: The study reach enough significance at the intermediary analysis

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
10 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01833221
Sponsor's protocol ID
10-159
Acronym
FacialReinn
Status last verified
Apr 2014
First submitted
12 Apr 2013
Last updated
25 May 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Cheney ML, McKenna MJ, Megerian CA, West C, Elahi MM. Trigeminal neo-neurotization of the paralyzed face. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1997 Sep;106(9):733-8. doi: 10.1177/000348949710600903.

    PubMed 9302902
  • Fournier HD, Denis F, Papon X, Hentati N, Mercier P. An anatomical study of the motor distribution of the mandibular nerve for a masseteric-facial anastomosis to restore facial function. Surg Radiol Anat. 1997;19(4):241-4. doi: 10.1007/BF01627866.

    PubMed 9381330
  • Godwin Y, Tomat L, Manktelow R. The use of local anesthetic motor block to demonstrate the potential outcome of depressor labii inferioris resection in patients with facial paralysis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2005 Sep 15;116(4):957-61. doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000178043.15510.75.

    PubMed 16163078
  • Guerreschi P, Labbe D, Carluer L, Drillet C, Benateau H. [Manktelow's test for the use of botulic toxin]. Ann Chir Plast Esthet. 2008 Feb;53(1):59-62. doi: 10.1016/j.anplas.2007.04.010. Epub 2007 Jun 27. French.

    PubMed 17600609
  • Labbe D, Huault M. Lengthening temporalis myoplasty and lip reanimation. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2000 Apr;105(4):1289-97; discussion 1298.

    PubMed 10744217
  • Lifchez SD, Matloub HS, Gosain AK. Cortical adaptation to restoration of smiling after free muscle transfer innervated by the nerve to the masseter. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2005 May;115(6):1472-9; discussion 1480-2. doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000160266.81504.71.

    PubMed 15861049
  • Petropoulos AE, Cheney ML. Induction of facial muscle neurotization by temporalis muscle transposition: literature review and animal model evaluation using horseradish peroxidase uptake. J Otolaryngol. 2000 Feb;29(1):40-6.

    PubMed 10709171
  • Schimek F, Fahle M. Techniques of facial nerve block. Br J Ophthalmol. 1995 Feb;79(2):166-73. doi: 10.1136/bjo.79.2.166.

    PubMed 7696239

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing injection of 1% lidocaine, 2mL for facial nerve block in people with Facial Paresis, run by University Hospital, Caen at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 May 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: The study reach enough significance at the intermediary analysis). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Facial muscle contraction after nerve block (time frame: 30 minutes after lidocaine injection). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01833221, which also lists 8 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 May 2016.

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