[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"health-study-detail:100632471":3},{"organization":4,"armGroups":7,"interventions":23,"overallOfficials":11,"centralContacts":36,"locations":11,"responsibleParty":46,"collaborators":49,"id":52,"slug":53,"hasResults":54,"nctId":55,"briefTitle":56,"officialTitle":57,"acronym":58,"eligibilityCriteria":59,"healthyVolunteers":54,"sex":60,"minAge":61,"maxAge":62,"enrollmentInfo":63,"targetDuration":11,"studyType":66,"phases":67,"briefSummary":69,"conditions":70,"keywords":72,"overallStatus":77,"whyStopped":11,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":78,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":79,"startDateStruct":82,"completionDateStruct":84,"leadSponsor":86,"locationsCount":11},{"fullName":5,"class":6},"The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University","OTHER",[8,14,19],{"label":9,"type":10,"description":11,"interventionNames":12},"sham EA","SHAM_COMPARATOR",null,[13],"Procedure: sham EA",{"label":15,"type":16,"description":11,"interventionNames":17},"electroacupunture with a continuous pulse pattern","EXPERIMENTAL",[18],"Procedure: Electroacupunture(continuous pulse pattern)",{"label":20,"type":16,"description":11,"interventionNames":21},"Electroacupuncture with a intermittent pulse pattern",[22],"Procedure: Electroacupuncture(intermittent pulse pattern)",[24,28,32],{"type":25,"name":9,"description":26,"armGroupLabels":27,"otherNames":11},"PROCEDURE","Non-acupoint locations approximately 5 mm away from the corresponding acupoints used in the continuous pulse pattern and intermittent pulse pattern groups will be selected. Superficial needling will be performed at these non-acupoints to a depth of 1-2 mm, without manual manipulation or intentional elicitation of the de qi sensation. EA devices will be connected to 4 paired points via specially customized wires lacking internal conductors: (1) non-acupoints near 1 cun medial to GB14 and 1 cun lateral to GB14, (2) non-acupoints near BL2 and GB1, (3) non-acupoints near ST4 and SI18, and (4) non-acupoints near Jiachengjiang and ST5. Needles will be retained for 30 min per session. Treatment will be administered three times per week for 4 weeks, for a total of 12 sessions.",[9],{"type":25,"name":29,"description":30,"armGroupLabels":31,"otherNames":11},"Electroacupunture(continuous pulse pattern)","Acupoint selection for the continuous pulse pattern group will be guided by the principle of combining both local and distal acupoints, with a depth of 5 to 30mm and de qi sensation: Cuanzhu (BL2), Sizhukong (SJ23), Yuyao(EX-HN4), QiYangbai (three points including GB14, 1 cun medial to GB14, and 1 cun lateral to GB14), Tongziliao (GB1), Quanliao (Sl18), Dicang (ST4), Daying (ST5), Jiache (ST6), Jiachengjiang, Yifeng (SJ17), Sibai (ST2), Yingxiang (Ll20), Taiyang(EX-HN5) on the affected side, and Hegu (L114) bilaterally. EA devices (Hwato SDZ-ⅡB, Suzhou Medical Supplies Co., Ltd.) will be connected to 4 paired points: (1) 1 cun medial to GB14 and 1 cun lateral to GB14, (2) BL2 and GB1, (3)ST4 and SI18, (4) Jiachengjiang and ST5. A continuous pulse pattern at 2 Hz will be used for electrical stimulation with intensity adjusted to the maximum tolerable level below the pain threshold. The EA treatment will last for 30 min per session, three times per week for 4 weeks, 12 sessions in total.",[15],{"type":25,"name":33,"description":34,"armGroupLabels":35,"otherNames":11},"Electroacupuncture(intermittent pulse pattern)","Acupoint selection for the intermittent pulse pattern group will be guided by the principle of combining both local and distal acupoints: Cuanzhu (BL2), Sizhukong (SJ23), Yuyao(EX-HN4), QiYangbai (three points including GB14, 1 cun medial to GB14, and 1 cun lateral to GB14), Tongziliao (GB1), Quanliao (Sl18), Dicang (ST4), Daying (ST5), Jiache (ST6), Jiachengjiang, Yifeng (SJ17), Sibai (ST2), Yingxiang (Ll20), Taiyang(EX-HN5) on the affected side, and Hegu (L114) bilaterally. EA devices will be connected to 4 paired points: (1) 1 cun medial to GB14 and 1 cun lateral to GB14, (2) BL2 and GB1, (3)ST4 and SI18, and (4) Jiachengjiang and ST5. An intermittent pulse pattern at 35 Hz will be used for electrical stimulation, with intensity adjusted to the maximum tolerable level below the pain threshold. The EA treatment will last for 30 min per session, three times per week for 4 weeks, 12 sessions in total.",[20],[37,42],{"name":38,"role":39,"phone":40,"phoneExt":11,"email":41},"Ruohan Sun","CONTACT","86-15757194080","srh1207@163.com",{"name":43,"role":39,"phone":44,"phoneExt":11,"email":45},"Lexuan Li","86-13588838759","lilexuan00@163.com",{"type":47,"investigatorFullName":38,"investigatorTitle":48,"investigatorAffiliation":5,"oldNameTitle":11,"oldOrganization":11},"PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR","Physician, Department of Acupuncture",[50],{"name":51,"class":6},"The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University","100632471","electroacupuncture-with-two-pulse-patterns-for-bells-palsy-using-surface-electromyography-evaluation-100632471",false,"NCT07514117","Electroacupuncture With Two Pulse Patterns for Bell's Palsy Using Surface Electromyography Evaluation","Electroacupuncture With Different Pulse Patterns for the Post-acute Phase of Bell's Palsy: a Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial With Surface Electromyography Evaluation","EABP-SEMG","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* diagnosed clinically as BP, with imaging evidence (brain CT and\u002For MRI) excluding central nervous system lesions associated with facial palsy\n* the disease duration of 21 days to 6 months, inclusive\n* age 18-70 years\n* voluntary participation and provision of written informed consent\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* facial paralysis caused by other diseases\n* have previous history of facial paralysis\n* present with facial muscle spasm, synkinesis or contracture\n* diagnosed as Ramsey-Hunt Syndrome\n* history of surgery on face\n* with cardiac pacemakers implanted\n* pregnant or lactating patients\n* along with other severe uncontrolled diseases, recognition disorder, aphasia or mental disorders\n* present with bilateral facial paralysis","ALL","18 Years","70 Years",{"count":64,"type":65},111,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[68],"NA","This clinical trial is designed to evaluate the therapeutic effects of two EA parameter settings for Bell's palsy and to investigate the electromyographic characteristics of the disease. The main questions it aims to answer are:\n\n* Can continuous pulse pattern and intermittent pulse pattern of EA improve the symptoms of Bell's palsy?\n* Do continuous pulse pattern and intermittent pulse pattern of EA impact the electromyographic characteristics of facial muscles in patients with Bell's palsy? The researchers will evaluate the effects of continuous pulse pattern and intermittent pulse pattern in treating Bell's palsy by using surface electromyography as an objective indicator of assessment. The trial lasts for 4 weeks and the treatment period lasts for 4 weeks.\n\nParticipants will:\n\n* receive sham EA, EA with a continuous pulse pattern or EA with an intermittent pulse pattern for 3 times weekly for 4 weeks (12 sessions in total).\n* receive assessment of symptom severity and social functioning on Day 0, end of week 2, end of week 4.",[71],"Bell Palsy",[73,74,75,76],"Bell's palsy","surface electromyography","randomized controlled trial","electroacupuncture","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2026-04-27",{"date":80,"type":81},"2026-04-30","ACTUAL",{"date":83,"type":65},"2026-05",{"date":85,"type":65},"2027-12",{"name":5,"class":6}]