The Relationship Between Psychological Factors and Bell's Palsy
Study of Psychological Factors on the Occurence of Bell's Palsy
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observational
800
1 country
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Brief Summary
The aim of this study was to explore the risk factors for Bell's palsy (BP) and to examine whether psychological factors are the potential risk factors for the occurrence of BP.
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Started Oct 2008
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2008
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 1, 2010
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 20, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 21, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 1, 2011
CompletedNovember 8, 2011
November 1, 2011
2 years
June 20, 2011
November 5, 2011
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
House-Brackmann scale (HBS)
within 168 hours after onset of symptoms
Eligibility Criteria
695 subjects were assigned to Cases Group (n=355) and Control Group (n=340).
You may qualify if:
- 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.
You may not qualify if:
- 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.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Huazhong University of Science and Technologylead
- Hubei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicinecollaborator
- Wuhan No.1 Hospitalcollaborator
- Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospitalcollaborator
- Renmin Hospital of Wuhan Universitycollaborator
- Fudan Universitycollaborator
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou Universitycollaborator
- Yichang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicinecollaborator
- The First Hospital of Hebei Medical Universitycollaborator
- Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Commandcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
Wuhan, Hubei, China
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Wei Wang, doctor
Tongji Hospital
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- CASE CONTROL
- Time Perspective
- RETROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Department of Neurology and Psychology, Tongji Hospital
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 20, 2011
First Posted
June 21, 2011
Study Start
October 1, 2008
Primary Completion
October 1, 2010
Study Completion
November 1, 2011
Last Updated
November 8, 2011
Record last verified: 2011-11