ArticleFrontiers in neurology2024
Effects of acupuncture for Bell's palsy patients in the acute phase and its impact on facial nerve edema: a study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial.
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- Exploring the Neural Mechanisms of Acupuncture Stimulation in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized, Sham-Controlled, Multimodal Neuroimaging Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Time to Complete Clinical Recovery and Its Predictors in Bell's Palsy Patients Receiving Acupuncture: A Prospective Cohort Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- Facial edema after covid-19 ameliorated by acupuncture: A CARE-compliant case report.Medicine · 2025Article
- Neural Mechanism of Cognitive Reserve in Acupuncture Stimulation: Protocol for a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Biological effect of acupuncture on peripheral facial paralysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Case Report: A rare case of tuberculous otitis media mimicking chronic suppurative otitis media - an ongoing challenge.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Bell's palsy is an acute peripheral facial neuropathy, which is one of the most common causes of facial palsy of lower motor neurons. Facial nerve swelling is commonly observed in Bell's palsy. Acupuncture therapy has been widely used in the treatment of Bell's palsy. However, whether acupuncture can be effectively used in the acute stage is still controversial. There are no clinical trials conducted previously to evaluate the effect of acupuncture on facial nerve edema in Bell's palsy patients. The study aims to evaluate the potential efficacy of different acupuncture modalities on Bell's palsy patients in the acute phase, its effect on facial nerve edema, and to preliminarily explore its possible mechanism. Methods and analysis: In this randomized, controlled trial, 165 Bell's palsy patients with unilateral onset within 3 days will be recruited and randomly assigned to either the electroacupuncture group ( Discussion: The trial will evaluate the efficacy and facial nerve edema of acupuncture for Bell's palsy patients in the acute phase and preliminarily explore its possible mechanism. The results thus may provide evidence for clinical application. Clinical trial registration: https://www.chictr.org.cn/bin/project/edit?pid=133211, identifier ChiCTR2100050815.
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