Chronic Bell’s palsy
Conditions
Interventions
EA:facial electroacupuncture with an intermittent wave (30-Hz)
TES:TES with a rectangular pulse (250-Hz)
Sponsors
Pudong New Area TCM Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Candidates who met both the diagnosis criteria and the following inclusion criteria were recruited: (I) absence of facial nerve function recovery for more than 12 months, with or without synkinesis; (II) aged between 18 to 70 years, of any gender; (III) willing to undergo acupuncture treatment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The main exclusion criteria encompassed: (I) congenital palsy; (II) facial paralysis secondary to other diseases or conditions (e.g., brain tumor, stroke, demyelination, infectious polyradiculoneuritis, Lyme disease, parotitis or parotid tumor, otitis media, and autoimmune/inflammatory processes such as sarcoidosis, amyloidosis); (III) iatrogenic (trauma or prior intervention) palsy; (IV) severe comorbidity of cardiovascular or hematopoietic systems or poor liver or kidney function, or mental disorder; (V) pregnancy or lactation in women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sunnybrook Facial Grading System scoring; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total Facial Nerve Index; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZouqin Huang
Pudong New Area TCM Hospital
Outcome results
None listed