ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2019
Association of Patients' Characteristics with Acupuncture Treatment Outcomes in Treating Bell's Palsy: Results from a Randomised Controlled Trial.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04249921 (Evaluation of Acupuncture Effects for Complications After Surgery of Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor in Skull Base), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Evaluation of Acupuncture Effects for Complications After Surgery of Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor in Skull Base
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Efficacy analysis of electroacupuncture plus TDP in the treatment of peripheral facial paralysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Artificial intelligence guided acupuncture decision making and treatment: a review of research.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- The Impact of Early Acupuncture on Bell's Palsy Recurrence: Real-World Evidence from Korea.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Global Trends and Performances of Acupuncture Therapy on Bell's Palsy from 2000 to 2023: A Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundAcupuncture has been found to be effective for treating Bell's palsy (BP). However, which class of BP patients will have a better response to acupuncture remains uncertain and requires investigation.
methodsWe performed a secondary analysis of a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial. BP patients were randomly divided into five acupuncture treatment groups. The degree of facial nerve recovery was assessed according to the House-Brackmann grading system (HB grade). Grade I was defined as complete recovery (CR), and grades II-VI were defined as incomplete recovery (IR). The relevant patient characteristics were collected and compared between CR and IR groups by univariate and logistic regression analyses.
resultsEight-hundred twenty-six subjects were analyzed. Among these, 698 (85%) subjects had a good prognosis. No significant difference in the effectiveness of the five treatments was observed (all
conclusionsYounger patients at the acute stage of the disease with low BMIs, low initial HB grades, and lesions below the chorda tympani were more likely to respond to acupuncture.
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