This study aims to evaluate the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture combined with external application of traditional Chinese medicine (EATCM) in the treatment of Bell '
Conditions
Interventions
180 patients with BP who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were randomly divided into treatment group 1, treatment group 2 and control group according to the ratio of 1:1:1. Treatment group 1 w
Experimental Other
electroacupuncture combined with external application of traditional Chinese medicine
Sponsors
Hongmei Ma
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Months to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients with diagnosis of idiopathic facial neuritis (Bell 's palsy), and the diagnostic criteria referring to the Chinese Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic facial paralysis (2) Patients aged be equal or greater than 18 years and less than or equal to 70 years (3) First attack, unilateral facial paralysis (4) Onset time within 1 month, the grading of House-Brackmann scale be equal or greater than grade 3 (5) Patients voluntarily joined this study and signed an informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1)Central facial paralysis, or facial paralysis caused by Lyme disease, encephalitis, tumor and other reasons; (2)Patients with severe mental illness or unconsciousness that could not cooperate with the treatment; (3)There were wounds and scars at the treatment site affecting the treatment; (4)Allergic to the study drug; (5) Patients participated in or were participating in other experimental studies in the past 1 month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sunnybrook Facial Grading System (SFGS) 3 weeks On a scale of 0 to 100 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| House-Brackmann Grading Scale (HBGS) 3 weeks HBGS was classified into six grades | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLiang Guo
Linfen People Hospital
Outcome results
None listed