Effects of Ocular Electroacupuncture on Trochlear Nerve Palsy
- Conditions
- Trochlear Nerve Palsy
- Registration Number
- NCT03099473
- Lead Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
- Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to testify the efficacy of treating trochlear nerve palsy with ocular electroacupuncture or ocular acupuncture, and to compare the efficacy between these two interventions.
- Detailed Description
The purpose of the study is to testify whether ocular electroacupuncture or ocular acupuncture is effective for trochlear nerve palsy (TNP), through treating TNP patient for 6 weeks, using self-invented acupoints according to anatomy of extraocular muscles innervated by trochlear nerve, and using sham acupuncture as controlled group, and try to provide clinical evidence for promoting these new techniques.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 144
Not provided
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from Baseline in Angle of diplopia deviation at 6 Weeks 6 week Patients will receive computerized diplopia test with the guidance from an investigator. The data will be generated by the software automatically. The changes from baseline will be recorded.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The quality of life questionnaire for ocular motor nerve palsy 6 week The patients will finish a questionnaire to evaluate their physical and psychological status during this trial.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
The first affiliated hospital of Harbin Medical University
🇨🇳Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
The first affiliated hospital of Harbin Medical University🇨🇳Harbin, Heilongjiang, ChinaLingyun Zhou, PhDContact+86 13351113936no1zhly@163.comTiejuan Liu, PhDContact+86 13946062207ltj850722@126.com