어플리케이션을 이용한 안면마비 측정 예비 임상연구 프로토콜

Clinical Study Protocol for Measuring Facial Palsy Using an Application

Purpose: Facial palsy is one of the major disease that patients want to be treated by Korean medicine nowadays. Unfortunately, however, it is difficult to quantitatively measure symptoms of facial palsy. This study intends to measure facial movements and detect data through algorithms, compare and analyze them with the evaluation of Korean medicine doctors, and use them as basic data for application development. Methods and Results: This is a protocol for the study of 3D videography of facial movement and analyzing algorithms. A total of 50 eligible participants with facial palsy will be recruited from Dongguk University Bundang Hospital. The trial will include two steps of screening and assessment. All particiapants will be informed to answer basic facial palsy questionnaire and the facial disability index (FDI) questionnaire. Then, they will proceed with videography. Several Korean medicine doctors will evaluate participant's Housebrackman grade, Yanagihara score and Sunnybrook scale based on the video records. Also, through the recorded actual facial movements, algorithms will detect the datas. Finally it will be compared and analyzed with the evaluation of Korean medicine doctors. Conclusion: The result of this trial will provide a basis for the quantitative measurement of facial palsy, supplementing errors in existing facial paralysis diagnosis in clinical settings. Trial Registration: This protocol has been registered in the Clinical Research Information Service (CRIS) with the identification code KCT0008882.