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Clinical Trials/TCTR20230405002
TCTR20230405002
Not yet recruiting
Phase 1

Efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture combined with external application of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of Bell 's palsy: a randomized controlled study

Hongmei Ma0 sites164 target enrollmentApril 5, 2023

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
This study aims to evaluate the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture combined with external application of traditional Chinese medicine (EATCM) in the treatment of Bell &#039
Sponsor
Hongmei Ma
Enrollment
164
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
April 5, 2023
End Date
April 8, 2025
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Hongmei Ma

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • (1\) Patients with diagnosis of idiopathic facial neuritis (Bell 's palsy), and the diagnostic criteria referring to the Chinese Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic facial paralysis
  • (2\) Patients aged be equal or greater than 18 years and less than or equal to 70 years
  • (3\) First attack, unilateral facial paralysis
  • (4\) Onset time within 1 month, the grading of House\-Brackmann scale be equal or greater than grade 3
  • (5\) Patients voluntarily joined this study and signed an informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

  • (1\)Central facial paralysis, or facial paralysis caused by Lyme disease, encephalitis, tumor and other reasons;
  • (2\)Patients with severe mental illness or unconsciousness that could not cooperate with the treatment;
  • (3\)There were wounds and scars at the treatment site affecting the treatment;
  • (4\)Allergic to the study drug;
  • (5\) Patients participated in or were participating in other experimental studies in the past 1 month.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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