Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture to Treat Bell's Palsy According to Different Stages

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this trial will certify the efficacy of using staging acupuncture and moxibustion to treat Bell's Palsy

Detailed Description
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The result of this trial (available in 2009) aims to testify the efficacy of using staging acupuncture and moxibustion to treat Bell's Palsy, and to approach a best acupuncture treatment among these five different methods for treating Bell's Palsy

Official Title
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Studying of Acupuncture for Bell's Palsy According to Different Stages

Conditions
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Bell's Palsy

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: acupuncture
* Other: acupuncture and moxibustion
* Other: electroacupuncture
* Other: acupuncture along yangming tendons
* Other: acupuncture


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: patients who meet the diagnosis, stages, location criteria the first time to onset the disease between 1 and 70 days with the onset time of facial palsy on one side of the face paralysis between 15 and 70 years old with the onset age of facial palsy willing to finish the whole observation period with written consent form signed by themselves. Exclusion Criteria: facial palsy caused by other disease, such as infectivity multiple radiculitis, tumor which offend temporal bone, cerebral trauma facial palsy combine diabetes, the severe disease of heart vessel, cerebral vessel, liver, kidney, lung, and psychosis patient with Hunt's syndrome patient with facial spasm pregnant women or women in lactation patients are participating other clinical research

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 15 Years
Maximum Age: 70 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: A<br>staging acupuncture for treating Bell's Palsy | Other: acupuncture<br>* staging acupuncture<br>|
| Experimental: B<br>staging acupuncture and moxibustion for treating Bell's Palsy | Other: acupuncture and moxibustion<br>* staging acupuncture and moxibustion<br>|
| Experimental: C<br>staging electroacupuncture for treating Bell's Palsy | Other: electroacupuncture<br>* staging electroacupuncture<br>|
| Experimental: D<br>staging acupuncture along Yangming musculature for treating Bell's Palsy | Other: acupuncture along yangming tendons<br>* staging acupuncture along Yangming musculature<br>|
| Experimental: E<br>non-staging acupuncture for treating Bell's Palsy | Other: acupuncture<br>* non-staging acupuncture<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| House-Brackmann scale （Global Score） |  | a week | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Classification Score Of Facial Paralysis Degree |  | a week | 
| Facial Disability Index |  | a week | 
| WHOQOL-BREF scale |  | two week | 
| House-Brackmann scale （Regional Score） |  | a week | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Peripheral Facial Paralysis, Acupuncture, RCT