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Clinical effectiveness study of treating postpartum idiopathic facial paralysis by tonifying qi and blood with acupuncture and moxibustion: a randomized, controlled clinical trial

Not Applicable
Conditions
facial paralysis
Registration Number
ITMCTR2100005122
Lead Sponsor
Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of traditional Chinese Medicine
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

1. Onset within 1 year after delivery;
2. Meet the diagnostic criteria for idiopathic facial nerve palsy;
3. The course of the disease is within 1-7 days;
4. The first onset on the affected side;
5. Also see limb fatigue and weakness, pale complexion, dizziness, etc., pale red tongue with thin white fur, and thin pulse, which is a syndrome of qi and blood deficiency;
6. Those who voluntarily signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Secondary peripheral facial paralysis, such as facial paralysis caused by trauma, tumor, cerebrovascular disease, intracranial infection, surgery, etc.;
2. Hunter syndrome;
3. Diabetes, hypertension, other immune-related diseases;
4. Use of drugs or treatments that may cause peripheral neuropathy;
5. Those with a history of fainting needles;
6. Those who are pregnant.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
House-Brackmann grading system;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sunnybrook facial nerve assessment;Facial Disability Index Scale Score;Neurophysiological detection;TCM syndrome score;
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