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Clinical Evaluation and Mechanism Study of Electroacupuncture Intervention in Acute Phase of Idiopathic Facial Palsy

Clinical Evaluation and Mechanism Study of Electroacupuncture Intervention in Acute Phase of Idiopathic Facial Palsy

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000038472
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-09-23
Start date
2020-09-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-07-05

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Idiopathic Facial Palsy

Interventions

Sponsors

The First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 78 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria; 2. Patients with unilateral disease within 3 days; 3. Patients aged between 18 and 78 years, regardless of gender; 4. Patients with informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with recurrent facial paralysis, central facial paralysis, Lyme facial paralysis, hunt facial paralysis and facial nerve injury caused by trauma; 2. Patients with serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, tumor or liver and kidney dysfunction; 3. Pregnant or lactating patients; 4. Patients receiving other antiviral and steroid drugs at the same time; 5. Patients with pacemaker, aneurysm silver clip ligation, metal foreign body or metal prosthesis in the body; 6. Claustrophobia patients.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Facial nerve function grading system;Facial Disability Index;Sunnybrook (Toronto) facial grading system;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
periotic pain index;effectiveness rate;adverse effect;Facial nerve electrophysiology;fMRI;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYuanhao Du

The First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM

jpjs_cn@sina.com+86 13821820885

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 21, 2026