Acupuncture With Deqi And Psychological Effects in Treatment of Bell's Palsy

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.

Conditions

• Bell's Palsy

Interventions

DEVICE

acupuncture, deqi

Immediately after insertion of a needle, it is manually rotated backwards and forwards to induce the deqi sensation.

DEVICE

acupuncture Non-manipulation

After insertion of a needle, no manipulation is applied, and the needle is retained for 30 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hubei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  collaborator OTHER

• Wuhan No.1 Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University

  collaborator OTHER

• Fudan University

  collaborator OTHER

• Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

  collaborator OTHER

• Yichang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  collaborator OTHER

• The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University

  collaborator OTHER

• Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command

  collaborator OTHER

• Huazhong University of Science and Technology

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Wei Wang, doctor · Tongji Hospital

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2008-10-31

Primary Completion

2010-10-31

Completion

2010-12-31

Countries

• China

Study Locations