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New stretching toolkit aims to loosen tight facial muscles
NCT ID NCT03423277
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This small pilot study tested a set of mouth tools called the Easy Stretch Toolkit in 8 people with facial burns or other conditions causing facial tightness. The goal was to see if using the tools could improve facial movement and quality of life over 8 weeks. The study measured changes in facial expressions and used a questionnaire to track daily function.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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8 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2019
- Finished
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Nov 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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7 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 7-80 2. Male or Female Sex 3. Patients who have sustained a facial burn and are now in the chronic phase, or any patient experiencing facial tightness or limited range of motion due to other problems, including patients s/p radiation to the head and neck, trauma, scarring and scleroderma 4. Chief complaint(s) of limited mouth opening, difficulty chewing or speaking, decreased range of motion for oral structures, and/or limited facial expressions 5. Subject or caregiver (parent or guardian, in case of pediatric population) must be able to give informed consent 6. Subject or caregiver (parent or guardian, in case of pediatric population) must be able to perform exercises at home and must be able to record time spent using the devices. 7. Participants who are undergoing other treatment methods such as use of compression garments, skin grafting, radiation or other facial surgery, etc must suspend all of these treatments for the duration of the 2 month trial. 8. Internet access including access to FaceTime, Skype or Zoom and email access if electing telehealth option for enrollment Exclusion criteria: 1. planned or unplanned surgeries for facial skin grafting around lips or nose or oral commissure release during the upcoming 8 weeks 2. completion of any massaging or other stretching exercises or programs not specified by the investigators 3. use of new creams or topical treatments for the duration of enrollment in the study. 4. acutely burn-injured patients 5. incarceration, or pregnancy
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas, 77555, United States
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