Prednisone and Acupuncture for the Treatment of Facial Neuritis: a Multiple Center, CER in China

About this trial

Last updated 12 years ago

Study ID

XijingNeuro-2010

Status

Unknown

Type

Interventional

Phase

N/A

Placebo

Accepting

18 to 75 Years

All Sexes

Trial Timing

Ended 11 years ago

What is this trial about?

The aim of this study is to compare the effects of prednisolone and staging acupuncture in the recovery of the affected facial nerve, and to verify that whether in combination with staging acupuncture is more effective than prednisolone alone for Bell's palsy in a large number of patients.

What are the participation requirements?

Inclusion Criteria

* involvement of unilateralfacial nerve paralysis only

* aged between 18 and 75 years old

* period of onset of facial paralysis within 72h

Exclusion Criteria

* pregnancy

* breastfeeding

* being a woman of child bearing age who is unwilling to use contraceptives during the medication period

* other neurological diseases

* diabetes

* badly controlled hypertension

* current or a history of serious heart disease

* history of renal or hepatic disease

* gastric or duodenal ulcer

* history of glaucoma

* acute otitis or history of ipsilateral chronic otitis

* history of tuberculosis, history of immunodeficiency syndromes

* recent head injury, psychiatric disease, or any other condition that is at risk of being inﬂuenced by the study medication or that might have affected completion of the study.