Status:

WITHDRAWN

Effect of Adjuvant Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Bells Palsy Outcome

Lead Sponsor:

NYU Langone Health

Conditions:

Bell Palsy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

This is a randomized, single blinded, non-placebo controlled that will compare one group of Bells Palsy patients receiving the current standard of care including oral corticosteroids and oral antivira...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18 years or older exhibiting unilateral facial paralysis progressing to completion in 4 days or less.

Exclusion

  • No patients from vulnerable populations as listed above will be included.
  • Subjects must be able to travel to NYULMC continually during the first 12 months following enrollment.
  • During the initial visit candidates must have no associated clinical signs or symptoms consistent with other causes of facial palsy. This includes but is not limited to: auricular papules, skin rashes, parotid masses, craniofacial trauma, and the presence of other cranial or distal neuropathies excluding facial numbness, change in taste, and/or hyperacusis.
  • Patients with atypical presentations will be referred for cross-sectional imaging and excluded.
  • Patients with histories consistent with possible recent tick exposure, rashes, headaches, or excessive fatigue will be serologically tested for Lyme disease and excluded if it returns positive.
  • Pneumothorax within the last two years is the only absolute medical exclusion criteria (FF).
  • Patients who are epileptics, or are claustrophobic, will be carefully counseled on the risks of HBOT before being allowed to enroll.
  • Patients with severe comorbidities will undergo evaluation by their primary care doctor and require physician approval prior to enrollment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03457025

Start Date

August 1 2019

End Date

June 1 2020

Last Update

May 29 2020

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New York University School of Medicine

New York, New York, United States, 10016