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EA Treatment With Different Waveform for Subacute BP:Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Bell Palsy
Registration Number
NCT06573697
Lead Sponsor
The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> 1. Patients meet the clinical classification criteria for BP, diagnosed by specialist.<br><br> 2. 1-3 weeks from onset.<br><br> 3. Male or female patients aged 18-65 years.<br><br> 4. Clearly aware, able to complete normal communication, signed informed consent.<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> 1. Facial paralysis due to other causes, such as stroke, Guillain-Barre syndrome,<br> multiple sclerosis, encephalitis, facial nerve tumors, skin tumors, parotid tumors,<br> and facial nerve trauma;.<br><br> 2. Patients with Hunter's syndrome.<br><br> 3. Patients with bilateral facial nerve palsy.<br><br> 4. Patients with hemifacial spasm as the the main clinical symptoms.<br><br> 5. Patients with severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, liver, kidney,<br> hematopoietic system diseases, malignant tumors and systemic organ failure, pregnant<br> or lactating patients.<br><br> 6. Patients with a tendency to bleed easily, who are not suitable for<br> electroacupuncture such as installing a pacemaker, or who cannot cooperate with<br> treatment for other reasons.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from Baseline score of the Facial Nerve Grading System 2.0(FNGS 2.0)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from Baseline score of the Sunnybrook grading(SFGS) scale;Change from Baseline score of the Facial Disability Index(FDI);Change from Baseline value of the amplitude ratio of the compound muscle action potential (CMAP) of the affected side in the ENoG test.
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