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Clinical Observation of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Peripheral Facial Paralysis at Different Injury Segments

Clinical Observation of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Peripheral Facial Paralysis at Different Injury Segments

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025001001
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-05-16
Start date
2025-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-26

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

Conditions

Peripheral facial paralysis

Interventions

The group of segments outside the stylomastoid foramen:acupuncture
The group of stapedial nerve segments:acupuncture
The group of chorda tympani nerve segments:acupuncture
The group of geniculate ganglion and segments above it:acupuncture

Sponsors

Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Meet the diagnostic criteria for peripheral facial paralysis and the duration of the disease is between 16 days and 3 months. 2) Be older than 18 years old. 3) Have paralysis of the facial muscles on one side. 4) Receive treatment according to the design of this project.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Do not meet the above inclusion criteria for cases. 2) Exclude peripheral facial paralysis complicated by otitis media mastoiditis parotitis etc. through facial nerve magnetic resonance imaging; exclude peripheral facial paralysis caused by posterior fossa lesions such as acoustic neuroma basilar meningitis intracranial metastasis of cancer multiple sclerosis etc.; exclude traumatic peripheral facial paralysis; exclude central peripheral facial paralysis. 3) Pregnant women and lactating women. 4) Combine with severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases diseases of the liver kidney lung and hematopoietic system as well as mental diseases. 5) Those who do not adhere to the treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
House-Brackmann (HB) Facial Nerve Function Grading Scale;Clinical Efficacy Evaluation;Facial Disability Index Questionnaire (FDI);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Electroneurogram of the facial nerve;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJin Yutong

Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine

jinyutong5699@163.com15168335422

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ITMCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026