Effectiveness of Mime Therapy vs Conventional Therapy for Bell's Palsy

NCT07058246 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2020-GCUF-079255
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 34
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of mime therapy and conventional therapy for improving facial functional mobility and coordination.

Conditions

Bell Palsy

Keywords

Bell Palsy; Rehabilitation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Facial Disability Index

  it includes physical well being scale which consist of 5 questions with a 0-5 scoring and social functional scale which consist of 5 questions with a 1-6 scoring.

  4 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• House Brackmann Facial Grading Scale

  4 months

Study Arms (2)

Group A

EXPERIMENTAL

Group A is the experimental group having 17 participants randomly chosen by using coin toss method according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Baseline Treatment include DL2 electric stimulation at 20-50Hz for 90 repetitions and Infrared lamp placed 30-45cm away from the body for 10-15 minutes. Mime Therapy along with Conventional Therapy.

Other: Mime therapy with Conventional therapy

Group B

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Group B is the active comparator group having 17 participants randomly chosen by using coin toss method according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Baseline Treatment include DL2 electric stimulation at 20-50Hz for 90 repetitions and Infrared lamp placed 30-45cm away from the body for 10-15 minutes. Conventional Therapy.

Other: Conventional therapy

Interventions

Mime therapy with Conventional therapy OTHER

Experimental group was given mime therapy along with conventional therapy. Mirror therapy, Raising eyebrows as if surprised, Widening eyes in shock, blinking rapidly, Extreme smiling, Eye closure with dramatic expressions, exaggeration nose wrinkling. pouting and mouth opening, expression transitions. Total sessions given are 4-5 per week in 3 weeks consist of 45 mins. Number of repetitions are 5-10 with the hold of 5 second x 2 sets.

Group A

Conventional therapy OTHER

Raising and lowering eyebrows, Wrinkling nose, smiling, frowning, massage. Total sessions given are 4-5 per week in 3 weeks consist of 45 mins. Number of repetitions are 5-10 with the hold of 5 second x 2 sets.

Group B

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Patient diagnosed with acute bell's palsy
• All genders and intact taste sensations
• No other neurological deficit involving face

You may not qualify if:

• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Stroke patients
• Patient with mental and dental implants
• Patient with recurrent facial palsy
• Patient with tumors, congenital defects, open wound

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Elite College of Management Sciences, Gujranwala, Pakistan: lead

Study Sites (1)

Al Raee Hospital

Gujranwala, Punjab Province, 52250, Pakistan

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Beurskens CH, Heymans PG. Mime therapy improves facial symmetry in people with long-term facial nerve paresis: a randomised controlled trial. Aust J Physiother. 2006;52(3):177-83. doi: 10.1016/s0004-9514(06)70026-5.

  PMID: 16942452 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• In 2025, Islam Hussain and M Samir conducted a systemic review and meta analysis in which He concluded the effectiveness of mime therapy in improving clinical and functional outcomes.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Bell Palsy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Herpesviridae Infections; DNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Mouth Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases; Facial Nerve Diseases; Cranial Nerve Diseases; Nervous System Diseases

Study Officials

• Rimza Safdar, DPT

  Elite College of Management sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 30, 2025
• First Posted: July 10, 2025
• Study Start: April 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2025
• Study Completion: July 1, 2025
• Last Updated: July 10, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)