The purpose of this study is to observe the influence of Deqi and neuropsychological factors on effects of acupuncture treatment for Bell's Palsy.
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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
355
Immediately after insertion of a needle, it is manually rotated backwards and forwards to induce the deqi sensation.
After insertion of a needle, no manipulation is applied, and the needle is retained for 30 minutes.
Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
Wuhan, Hubei, China
House-Brackmann scale (HBS)
Time frame: 6 months after onset of symptoms
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
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