New MRI method could help surgeons choose best treatment for facial paralysis
NCT ID NCT03115203
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to develop a way to measure facial muscles using MRI scans in people with facial paralysis. Currently, doctors rely on subjective scales to assess muscle function, but this method could provide objective measurements like muscle thickness and volume. The goal is to help surgeons choose the most appropriate surgery and to better track recovery after treatment. The study will compare muscle measurements in 60 patients with facial paralysis to those in healthy individuals.
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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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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2016
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Subject, for which a diagnosis of facial paralysis has been made, female or male, over 18 years of age. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy and lactation, * a patient with a contra-indication to MRI (Claustrophobia, Pace Maker, Neurosurgical Clips, Vascular Clips, Cardiac Valves, V.peritoneal Valves, Cochlear Implant, Neuro-Stimulator, Intra-Orbital Metal Shards (Articular Prosthesis, Dental Prosthesis, Contact Glass, Insulin Pumps, Intrauterine Device, Tattoo, Piercing / Implants.))
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens Picardie
RECRUITINGAmiens, Picardie, 80054, France
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