The Effectiveness and Safety of Integrative Korean Medicine Treatment for Bell's Palsy

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age19-69
SponsorJaseng Medical Foundation

About this trial

This is an observational study that evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Korean integrative treatments in patients with peripheral facial nerve palsy. Adulthood patients aged between 19 to 69 who were diagnosed with peripheral facial nerve palsy and receive Korean integrative treatments for facial palsy will be enrolled in the study and the change will be followed according to the Facial disability index (FDI) at the 3 month moment after baseline.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

age of 19 to 69

diagnosed with unilateral peripheral facial nerve palsy

onset of facial palsy within 3 weeks or less.

an individual who can provide written consent form to participate in the study.

Disqualifiers

diagnosed with central nervous system disease causing facial palsy

secondary facial palsy after multiple sclerosis, tumor, cerebrovascular disease and temporal bone fracture.

Ramsay-Hunt syndrome

bilateral or recurrent facial nerve palsy.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Korean integrative medicine

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators