Chronic Bell's Palsy
Conditions
Interventions
FIL:Filiform needling
FSN:Fu's subcutaneous needling
Sponsors
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria for Bells palsy according to Chiese Society of Neurology. (2) Have had a course of disease of a minimum one month to maximum six months. (3) Be aged 18-70 years (either sex). (4) Be absent of facial spasm symptoms. (5) Voluntarily accept the study protocol and provide written consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Are proved to have either an uncontrollable or a diagnosed medical conditions that may impact or disrupt treatment, this includes but is not limited to severe liver, kidney, heart, brain disease. uncontrollable or untreated hypertension (if systolic blood pressure > 160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure > 100 mmHg), uncontrollable or untreated diabetes and hyperthyroidism. (2) Have allergies to needles and metals. (3) Show bleeding tendencies such as leukemia and thrombocytopenia. (4) Show severe or extensive infection and rupture of facial skin tissue. (5) Refuse to receive FSN or filiform needling therapy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sunnybrook facial grading system; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| House-Brackmann facial nerve grading system; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactJian Sun
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine (The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine)
Outcome results
None listed