Clinical Trial: Acupuncture With Deqi And Psychological Effects in Treatment of Bell's Palsy
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Study of Effects of Deqi and Neuropsychological Factors on Acupuncture Effects in Treatment of Bell's Palsy
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to observe the influence of Deqi and neuropsychological factors on effects of acupuncture treatment for Bell's Palsy.
Detailed Summary: Through long-term clinical practice，acupuncture treatment on facial paralysis has been generally proved effective；the large number of ancient and modern medical literature also have suggested that acupuncture is beneficial for facial paralysis. However,a scientific basis is still needed to be established to make sure the efficacy of acupuncture be recognized internationally.This study will adopt a series of international practice scales ,such as House Brackmann Scale,Facial Disability Index(FDI),World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF), Cattell Personality Factors (16PF),and Cancellation test to evaluate the role of deqi and neuropsychological factors in the acupuncture treatment for Bell's Palsy.
Sponsor: Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Current Primary Outcome: House-Brackmann scale (HBS) [ Time Frame: 6 months after onset of symptoms ]
Original Primary Outcome: House Brackmann grading system for facial nerve function [ Time Frame: 180 days after onset ]
Current Secondary Outcome:
- facial disability index (FDI) [ Time Frame: 6 months after onset of symptoms ]
- World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF(WHOQOL-BREF) [ Time Frame: 6 months after onset of symptoms ]
Original Secondary Outcome: facial disability index [ Time Frame: 180 days after onset ]
Information By: Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Dates:
Date Received: May 23, 2008
Date Started: October 2008
Date Completion:
Last Updated: September 28, 2011
Last Verified: June 2008
