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NCT Number: NCT00608660

Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture to Treat Bell's Palsy According to Different Stages

The purpose of this trial will certify the efficacy of using staging acupuncture and moxibustion to treat Bell's Palsy

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Key information

Conditions

Bell's Palsy Bell Palsy Cranial Nerve Diseases DNA Virus Infections Facial Nerve Diseases Facial Paralysis Herpesviridae Infections Infections Mouth Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Paralysis Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Stomatognathic Diseases Virus Diseases

Age range

15 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Chengdu university of TCM

Chengdu, Sichuan, 610075, China

About this study

The result of this trial (available in 2009) aims to testify the efficacy of using staging acupuncture and moxibustion to treat Bell's Palsy, and to approach a best acupuncture treatment among these five different methods for treating Bell's Palsy

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients who meet the diagnosis, stages, location criteria
  • the first time to onset the disease
  • between 1 and 70 days with the onset time of facial palsy
  • on one side of the face paralysis
  • between 15 and 70 years old with the onset age of facial palsy
  • willing to finish the whole observation period
  • with written consent form signed by themselves.

Exclusion criteria

  • facial palsy caused by other disease, such as infectivity multiple radiculitis, tumor which offend temporal bone, cerebral trauma
  • facial palsy combine diabetes, the severe disease of heart vessel, cerebral vessel, liver, kidney, lung, and psychosis
  • patient with Hunt's syndrome
  • patient with facial spasm
  • pregnant women or women in lactation
  • patients are participating other clinical research

Treatment and study plan

Acupuncture

Other

staging acupuncture

acupuncture and moxibustion

Other

staging acupuncture and moxibustion

electroacupuncture

Other

staging electroacupuncture

acupuncture along yangming tendons

Other

staging acupuncture along Yangming musculature

Primary outcomes

  1. House-Brackmann scale （Global Score）

    Time frame: a week

Secondary outcomes

  1. Classification Score Of Facial Paralysis Degree

    Time frame: a week

  2. Facial Disability Index

    Time frame: a week

  3. WHOQOL-BREF scale

    Time frame: two week

  4. House-Brackmann scale （Regional Score）

    Time frame: a week

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Studying of Acupuncture for Bell's Palsy According to Different Stages

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Feb 6, 2008
Registry last updated
Sep 17, 2009

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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