MedTrace Logo

Laser Acupuncture for Traumatic Facial Paralysis

NCT06544603 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 174

Last updated 2024-08-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Objective:

The objective of this study was to determine whether laser acupuncture therapy could relieve symptoms in patients with traumatic facial paralysis.

Methods:

This study was retrospective study including 174 patients that undergoing traumatic facial paralysis. All the patients received laser acupuncture (LA).

Patients were assigned to the LA 1 month group, LA 3 month group and LA 6 month group, with 58 patients in each group.

Clinical outcome measure comprised the House-Brackmann grading system, Facial Clinimetric Evaluation Scale (FaCE), Sunnybrook facial grading scale (SBFG), Facial Disability Index (FDI), electroneuronography (ENoG), electromyography (EMG) and Blink reflex

Conditions

  • Traumatic Facial Paralysis

Interventions

DEVICE

Multiwave Locked System (MLS) laser

Laser probe directly contacts with skin of the all the acupoints. The probe was fixed on each point for 1 min. In this study, the laser acupuncture used have wavelength of 808 nm and 905nm, 1.2 W power (808nm is 1 W, 905 nm is 200 mW), continuous mode emission (808 nm) and pulsed mode emission (905 nm)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Beijing Tongren Hospital

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-01
Primary Completion
2024-07-10
Completion
2024-07-10

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT06544603 on ClinicalTrials.gov