Clinical Trial: The Relationship Between Psychological Factors and Bell's Palsy

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Study of Psychological Factors on the Occurence of Bell's Palsy

Brief Summary: The aim of this study was to explore the risk factors for Bell's palsy (BP) and to examine whether psychological factors are the potential risk factors for the occurrence of BP.

Detailed Summary: We conducted a case-control, multi-center clinical investigation. A total of 695 subjects were assigned to the case group (n=355) and the control group (n=340). All the BP patients were enrolled from 11 State Hospitals in China, and all the controls were selected from the same district to match for the patients. The study was coordinated by a tertiary referral centre, Tongji Hospital. The House-Brackmann grading system and Facial Disability Index (FDI) was adopted to assess the BP patients. Kessler 10-Item Psychological Distress Scale（K10）was usde to explore the psychological distress, and the Cattell 16 Personality Factor (16PF) scale was employed to evaluate the personality profiles of all subjects.
Sponsor: Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Current Primary Outcome: House-Brackmann scale (HBS) [ Time Frame: within 168 hours after onset of symptoms ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

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Information By: Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Dates:
Date Received: June 20, 2011
Date Started: October 2008
Date Completion: November 2011
Last Updated: November 5, 2011
Last Verified: November 2011