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

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Conditions studied: Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06667427

Run by

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

People needed

40

Starts

2025-01-13

Expected to finish

2028-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• In order to be eligible to participate in the intervention group of this study, an individual must meet all of the following 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
• In order to be eligible to participate in the non-intervention historical control group of this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
• 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 20 years

You may not qualify if…

• Patients known to be pregnant

Where it is running

• The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States (enrolling)

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