Study on brainstem mechanism of different electroacupuncture intensity in treatment of peripheral facial paralysis

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ITMCTR

Registry ID

ITMCTR2200006412

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2022-08-01

Start date

2022-07-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-02-20

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Conditions

peripheral facial paralysis

Interventions

1:Sensory threshold stimulation group

3:Sham EA stimulation group

2:Motor threshold stimulation group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ? Meeting the diagnostic standards, staging standards and positioning standards of traditional Chinese and western medicine for peripheral facial paralysis; ? Right-handed, aged from 18 to 65; ? Facial paralysis is unilateral and the course of disease is at least three months; ? Signed informed consent and volunteered to participate in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ? Central facial paralysis, peripheral facial paralysis acute stage; ? Diabetic peripheral neuropathy and other secondary and primary neurological diseases; ? Leukemia, thrombocytopenia and other bleeding tendency; ? Long illness weak, severe neurosis, epilepsy, dementia, pregnant or breastfeeding women; ? Patients with severe heart, liver, kidney, cerebrovascular, tumor diseases, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, severe high fever; ? Acupuncture points or the skin near the infected; Or patients with coagulopathy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Electromyography of facial nerve;blink reflex;House-Brackmann score;facial disability index scale;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJianpeng Huang

hopis@sina.com13535175815

Outcome results

None listed

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