Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture to Treat Bell's Palsy According to Different Stages
Studying of Acupuncture for Bell's Palsy According to Different Stages
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this trial will certify the efficacy of using staging acupuncture and moxibustion to treat Bell's Palsy
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Oct 2006
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2006
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 4, 2008
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 6, 2008
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2009
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 1, 2009
CompletedSeptember 17, 2009
September 1, 2009
2.9 years
January 4, 2008
September 15, 2009
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
House-Brackmann scale （Global Score）
a week
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Classification Score Of Facial Paralysis Degree
a week
Facial Disability Index
a week
WHOQOL-BREF scale
two week
House-Brackmann scale （Regional Score）
a week
Study Arms (5)
A
EXPERIMENTALstaging acupuncture for treating Bell's Palsy
B
EXPERIMENTALstaging acupuncture and moxibustion for treating Bell's Palsy
C
EXPERIMENTALstaging electroacupuncture for treating Bell's Palsy
D
EXPERIMENTALstaging acupuncture along Yangming musculature for treating Bell's Palsy
E
EXPERIMENTALnon-staging acupuncture for treating Bell's Palsy
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- 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.
You may not qualify if:
- 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
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Chengdu university of TCM
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610075, China
Related Publications (1)
Zhao L, Zhang FW, Li Y, Wu X, Zheng H, Cheng LH, Liang FR. Adverse events associated with acupuncture: three multicentre randomized controlled trials of 1968 cases in China. Trials. 2011 Mar 24;12:87. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-87.
PMID: 21435214DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Ying Li, Dr.
Acupuncture&Moxibustion college of chengdu TCM
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 4, 2008
First Posted
February 6, 2008
Study Start
October 1, 2006
Primary Completion
September 1, 2009
Study Completion
September 1, 2009
Last Updated
September 17, 2009
Record last verified: 2009-09