Eye-Tracking FP "A Pilot Study of the Quantitative Evaluation of the Attention Paid to Faces With… (NCT04886245) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Eye-Tracking FP "A Pilot Study of the Quantitative Evaluation of the Attention Paid to Faces With Facial Palsy by the Eye-tracking Technology.
France60 participantsStarted 2021-05-06
Plain-language summary
The facial palsy concerns between 15 and 40 people per 100000 inhabitants. They are of various etiologies such as infectious, tumoral, traumatic or idiopathic.
It has variable severities with sometimes heavy functional repercussions and different recovery potentials. The proposed palliative treatments are based on surgery, physiotherapy and botulinum toxin injections. However, when recovery is incomplete, acceptance is more difficult, with an impacted quality of life. In this context, patients' expectations and feelings about their care may become difficult for clinicians to apprehend.
The eye-tracking is widely used in the marketing field, but it also finds medical applications including head and neck lesions and facial palsy in particular. Published studies focus on the gaze of photographs, excluding any notion of dynamics and by the analysis of the gaze of outside observers, ignoring the patient's gaze.The main objective is to evaluate the attention paid to the facial side with abnormal facial movement by patients with facial paralysis compared to healthy volunteers.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* for patient with facial paralysis:
* Patient with peripheral facial palsy, irrespective of grade, whether or not previously treated
* Patient providing written informed consent
* Patient aged ≥ 18 years
* Patient affiliated to a social security system
* for Healthy voluntary subject :
* Subject without major facial sequelae
* Subject who provided written informed consent
* Major subject ≥ 18 years old
* Subject affiliated to a social security system
Exclusion Criteria:
* for Patient with facial paralysis:
* Patient with recent peripheral facial palsy whose total recovery is possible
* Patient unable to provide written informed consent
* Patient with difficulties to follow instructions and especially to stand in front of a computer screen
* Minor patient \<18 years
* Patient under guardianship or curators or judicial safeguard
* for Healthy voluntary subject :
* Subject with major facial sequelae
* Subject not able to provide written informed consent
* Subject presenting difficulties in following instructions and in particular in standing still in front of a computer screen
* Minor subject \< 18 years old
* Subject under guardianship or curators or judicial safeguard
Questions worth asking your doctor
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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?
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Questions for the trial coordinator
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1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.
What they're measuring
1
Variation of facial fixation day number between facial palsy patients and healthy volunteers
Timeframe: 30 days
2
Incidence of facial movement abnormality between facial palsy patients and healthy volunteers