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| Title |
Prednisolone and acupuncture in Bell's palsy: study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial
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| Published in |
Trials, June 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-12-158 |
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| Authors |
Feng Xia, Junliang Han, Xuedong Liu, Jingcun Wang, Zhao Jiang, Kangjun Wang, Songdi Wu, Gang Zhao |
| Abstract |
There are a variety of treatment options for Bell's palsy. Evidence from randomized controlled trials indicates corticosteroids can be used as a proven therapy for Bell's palsy. Acupuncture is one of the most commonly used methods to treat Bell's palsy in China. Recent studies suggest that staging treatment is more suitable for Bell's palsy, according to different path-stages of this disease. The aim of this study is to compare the effects of prednisolone and staging acupuncture in the recovery of the affected facial nerve, and to verify whether prednisolone in combination with staging acupuncture is more effective than prednisolone alone for Bell's palsy in a large number of patients. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 94 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 14 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 14% |
| Other | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 20 | 21% |
| Unknown | 26 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 38 | 40% |
| Unspecified | 6 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 8 | 9% |
| Unknown | 31 | 33% |