Oro-facial MoCa
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The use of oro-facial motion capture in medicine and dentistry
IRAS ID
235601
Contact name
Balvinder S. Khambay
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Birmingham
Duration of Study in the UK
5 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Trauma, congenital disease, birth defects, neurological disease and neurological degenerations are a few of the types of conditions that affect the function, aesthetic and refinement of oro-facial movement. This movement is based on a 3 dimensional object, in this case the face and mouth, moving over time (4th dimension). Yet; these conditions, in particular those with surgical intervention, are corrected, treated and assessed using 2 dimensional technologies. It is now possible to capture the changes seen in these conditions or after surgical intervention using 4 Dimensional motion capture technology, but little is known in this field of how to interpret and apply that information to treatment outcomes and medical predictions of disease or treatment.
This study aims to use 4D motion capture technology to assess changes in facial movement to either diagnose or predict disease; or to determine if treatment has returned the facial movement to that expected of a face free of deformation. This will be done in multiple cohorts across all age ranges applicable to the cohort.
The participant will be asked to perform a series of facial expressions that will be shown and described to them. They will have time to practice the expression. Then a short motion capture video will be taken to capture the movement. Using these series of images the research will later extract mathematical information from the images by using software that will create a mesh of the face from pre-defined landmarks on the fact such as the corners of the mouth, nose and eyes. The movement can then be captured as numerical data and later analysed within the study group and compared to controls or other groups. This data will enable the researcher o determine the deficit of movement caused by trauma or disease, potentially with and without usual care interventions.
REC name
South Central - Hampshire A Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/SC/0059
Date of REC Opinion
27 Mar 2018
REC opinion
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