Central facial paralysis
Conditions
Interventions
A:direct puncture 5 seconds
B:Oblique needling 5 seconds
C:direct puncture 30 seconds
D:Oblique needling 30 seconds
Sponsors
The First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients who accord with the diagnosis standard of cerebral infarction and central facial palsy; (2) Patients who accept the acupuncture treatment voluntarily; (3) Patients who have signed the informed consent form of clinical trial; (4) first onset; (5) Aged 40 to 80; (6) disease course=5, <=20.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with preexisting stroke and leave behind facial paralysis; 2. Patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA), peripheral facial paralysisasymmetric in face muscle, subarachnoid hemorrhagepostoperation of cerebral hemorrhageand with the experience of thrombolytic therapy; 3. Patients with serious disturbance of consciousness, or combined with serious primary disease and complications of cardiovascular, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system, such as heart failure, renal failure, cancer, and other disease or condition which have more affects on patientss quality of life; 4. Patients with history of mental illness, dementia, aphasia and cognitive dysfunction, as well as who can not express their opinion; 5. Skin disease patients (upper limbs, facial and abdominal) or infection fever may affect the detection of infrared camera and laser doppler; 6. Patients are suspected with history of alcohol, drug abuse, or according to the judgmet, they with other medical history, which will make the research complex, such as high frequently change of job which may cause case lose, and who without well compliance; 7. Patients are simultaneous participating in other clinical research.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Facial paralysis evaluation scale;Infrared thermal images;Blood flow; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactMeng Zhihong
Outcome results
None listed