Pilot Study of Management of Facial Paralysis in the Oncologic Patient: Nerve Transfer Techniques to Improve Facial Function and Quality of Life

Description

The goal of this research study is to measure changes in patients' quality of life after surgeries that affect the facial nerve, including nerve transfer as treatment for facial paralysis.

Conditions

Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this research study is to measure changes in patients' quality of life after surgeries that affect the facial nerve, including nerve transfer as treatment for facial paralysis.

Pilot Study of Management of Facial Paralysis in the Oncologic Patient: Nerve Transfer Techniques to Improve Facial Function and Quality of Life

Pilot Study of Management of Facial Paralysis in the Oncologic Patient: Nerve Transfer Techniques to Improve Facial Function and Quality of Life

Condition
Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Houston

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
  • * Aged 18 or greater
  • * Patient scheduled to undergo facial nerve transfer
  • * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and lifestyle considerations and availability for the duration of the study
  • * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
  • * Aged 18 or greater
  • * Previous facial surgery severing a facial nerve without graft or other form of dynamic facial nerve reconstruction within the last 5 years

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center,

Z-Hye Lee, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Record Dates

2028-08-01