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A Clinical Study on the Combined Magnetic and Oxygen Treatment for Bell's Palsy

NCT01686464 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 882

Last updated 2012-09-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this clinic trial is to testify the efficacy of using new and noninvasive therapy, called simultaneous "Magnetic and Oxygen Treatment along Meridians and Collaterals" (MOMC), to treat Bell's Palsy.

Conditions

  • Bell's Palsy

Interventions

DRUG

prednisone and valacyclovir treatments

patients were administered prednisone as a single dose of 40 mg daily for 5 days; the dose will then be reduced by 10 mg per 5 day, with a total treatment time of 20 days.while taking valacyclovir 400 mg in three doses daily for 10 days.

DEVICE

Magnetic and Oxygen Treatment

MOMC treatment was given as daily 20 min section for 10 days with 2\~3 days of intermission between. Oxygen therapy was given simultaneously at a flow rate of 2\~3.0 L / min for the same duration during all acupuncture sections.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wenzhou Medical University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • yan L wang, Ph .D · Wenzhou Medical University

  • Ping Li, M.D. · The 4th military medical university

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
74 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1998-06-30
Primary Completion
2005-01-31
Completion
2005-01-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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