Degree of praxis of command for facial muscles in healthy individuals to develop a new clinical scale for facial motor function in peripheral facial paresis

Baude, Mathilde; Lagnau, Philippe; Gault-Colas, Caroline

doi:10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.614

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“…Here, the study PM&R physician will provide a manual to the subject, which contains the prescribed program, with illustrations of the training exercises. Three facial muscle groups are targeted, selected because of the low risk of apraxia for the command to these muscles in the general population [ 33 ] and their localization (one for each third of the face): Frontalis, Orbicularis oculi and Zygomaticus. For each muscle group, the training program consists of three daily series of bilateral unassisted repeated efforts or movements of maximum amplitude until fatigue (e.g.…”

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Guided Self-rehabilitation Contract vs conventional therapy in chronic peripheral facial paresis: VISAGE, a multicenter randomized controlled trial

et al. 2023

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Background One year after persistent peripheral facial paresis (PFP), prescriptions of conventional rehabilitation are often downgraded into maintenance rehabilitation or discontinued, the patient entering what is seen as a chronic stage. This therapeutic choice is not consistent with current knowledge about behavior-induced plasticity, which is available all life long and may allow intense sensorimotor rehabilitation to remain effective. This prospective, randomized, multicenter single-blind study in subjects with chronic unilateral PFP evaluates changes in facial motor function with a Guided Self-rehabilitation Contract (GSC) vs. conventional therapy alone, carried out for six months. Methods Eighty-two adult subjects with chronic unilateral PFP (> 1 year since facial nerve injury) will be included in four tertiary, maxillofacial surgery (2), otolaryngology (1) and rehabilitation (1) centers to be randomized into two rehabilitation groups. In the experimental group, the PM&R specialist will implement the GSC method, which for PFP involves intensive series of motor strengthening performed daily on three facial key muscle groups, i.e. Frontalis, Orbicularis oculi and Zygomatici. The GSC strategy involves: i) prescription of a daily self-rehabilitation program, ii) teaching of the techniques involved in the program, iii) encouragement and guidance of the patient over time, in particular by requesting a quantified diary of the work achieved to be returned by the patient at each visit. In the control group, participants will benefit from community-based conventional therapy only, according to their physician’s prescription. The primary outcome measure is the composite score of Sunnybrook Facial Grading System. Secondary outcome measures include clinical and biomechanical facial motor function quantifications (Créteil Scale and 3D facial motion analysis through the Cara system), quality of life (Facial Clinimetric Evaluation and Short-Form 12), aesthetic considerations (FACE-Q scale) and mood representations (Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale). Participants will be evaluated every three months by a blinded investigator, in addition to four phone calls (D30/D60/D120/D150) to monitor compliance and tolerance to treatment. Discussion This study will increase the level of knowledge on the effects of intense facial motor streng- Facial paralysisthening prescribed through a GSC in patients with chronic peripheral facial paresis. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04074018. Registered 29 August 2019. Protocol version Version N°4.0—04/02/2021.

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