Status:
UNKNOWN
Prednisone and Acupuncture for the Treatment of Facial Neuritis: a Multiple Center, CER in China
Lead Sponsor:
Xijing Hospital
Conditions:
Bell's Palsy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to compare the effects of prednisolone and staging acupuncture in the recovery of the affected facial nerve, and to verify that whether in combination with staging acupuncture...
Detailed Description
Patients will be recruited between Sep, 2010, and Dec, 2014. Baseline assessments before the start of treatment include neurological examination, grading of facial function, measurement of ipsilateral...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- involvement of unilateralfacial nerve paralysis only
- aged between 18 and 75 years old
- period of onset of facial paralysis within 72h
Exclusion
- pregnancy
- breastfeeding
- being a woman of child bearing age who is unwilling to use contraceptives during the medication period
- other neurological diseases
- diabetes
- badly controlled hypertension
- current or a history of serious heart disease
- history of renal or hepatic disease
- gastric or duodenal ulcer
- history of glaucoma
- acute otitis or history of ipsilateral chronic otitis
- history of tuberculosis, history of immunodeficiency syndromes
- recent head injury, psychiatric disease, or any other condition that is at risk of being influenced by the study medication or that might have affected completion of the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
1800 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01201642
Start Date
September 1 2010
End Date
April 1 2015
Last Update
August 20 2014
Active Locations (1)
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the Department of Neurology , Xijing Hospital
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, 710032