Intradermal Acupuncture and Self-rehabilitation Program in Patients With Severe Bell's Palsy
Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Bell Palsy
In brief
This study aims to assess the effect of intradermal acupuncture(IA) and guided self-rehabilitation management program(GRMP) (either single or combined) for patients with severe Bell's Palsy.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06778473
- Run by
- Zhangjiagang First People's Hospital
- People needed
- 552
- Starts
- 2025-03-24
- Expected to finish
- 2029-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-04-30
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients diagnosed with Bell's palsy according to "Clinical Practice Guideline: Bell's Palsy" published by AAO-HNS in 2013;
- First onset of Bell's palsy with only one side affected;
- On the 10th day after the onset of palsy, HBGS score ranging from grade IV to VI;
- According to the latest Chinese Guidelines for Bell's Palsy, within 72 hours of symptom onset for Bell's Palsy, oraling prednisolone 30mg qd for 5 days, followed by tapering to zero in decrements of 5 mg per day;
- Adults aged 18 years of age or older (no limitation on gender).
You may not qualify if…
- Facial paralysis caused by acoustic neuroma, otitis media, mastoiditis, mumps, Hunter's syndrome, cranial base meningitis, intracranial metastasis of cancer or multiple sclerosis;
- Fear of intradermal acupuncture;
- allergy to adhesive tape;
- Severe allergic diseases, significant skin lesions, tumors, and severe or unstable internal diseases involving the cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, digestive, or hematological system;
- Cognitive impairment, mental illness, contagious disease, pregnant and lactating;
- Previously treated withintradermal acupuncture or participating in other clinical trial within 3 months.
Where it is running
- Zhangjiagang First People's Hospital — Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (enrolling)
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