Status:
COMPLETED
Acupuncture With Deqi And Psychological Effects in Treatment of Bell's Palsy
Lead Sponsor:
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Collaborating Sponsors:
Hubei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Wuhan No.1 Hospital
Conditions:
Bell's Palsy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to observe the influence of Deqi and neuropsychological factors on effects of acupuncture treatment for Bell's Palsy.
Detailed Description
Through long-term clinical practice，acupuncture treatment on facial paralysis has been generally proved effective；the large number of ancient and modern medical literature also have suggested that acu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Patients who were diagnosed to have unilateral facial-nerve weakness without any identifiable causes within 168 hours after onset of symptoms;
- aged 18 to 65 years.
- Exclusion criteria：
- illiterate;
- the facial paralysis is caused by herpes zoster;
- recurrent facial paralysis;
- noticeable asymmetry of the face before the illness which may affect the evaluation;
- history of peptic ulcer disease, severe hypertension, uncontrolled diabetes, liver and kidney dysfunction, pregnancy, mental illness, or serious systemic diseases which may affect the treatment.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
355 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00685789
Start Date
October 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
September 29 2011
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Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430030