peripheral facial paralysis
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:Thread-embedding acupuncture
Control group:sham Thread-embedding acupuncture
Sponsors
Zhejiang Provicial Hospital of TCM (The First Affliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Meeting the diagnostic criteria of peripheral facial paralysis and have been ill for more than three months; 2. Paralysis of one facial muscle; 3. Aged 18 to 65 years; 4. House-brackmann facial nerve function grade >=3; 5. B-ultrasound examination showed atrophy of the frontal and descending oral muscles on the affected side; 6. The patients receive treatment according to the design.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The case does not meet the diagnostic criteria; 2. Central facial palsy; 3. Pregnant women and lactating women; 4. The patients with severe cardiovascular diseaseliver disease, kidney disease, lung disease, blood system disease or mental disease; 5. The patients who did not adhere to treat.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the muscle thickness ratio of patient/healthy side; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| House-brackmann grade;Lip mobility score; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYu Binyan
Zhejiang Provicial Hospital of TCM (The First Affliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University)
Outcome results
None listed