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Effects of Ocular Electroacupuncture on Abducens Nerve Palsy

China150 participantsStarted 2017-04-06

Plain-language summary

The purpose of the study is to testify the efficacy of treating abducens nerve palsy with ocular electroacupuncture or ocular acupuncture, and to compare the efficacy between these two interventions.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. patient with confirmed diagnosis of abducens nerve palsy made by neurologist or ophthalmologist;
✓. patient in stable condition after treatment for primary disease;
✓. age between 18 to 80 years old without gender limitation;
✓. haven't received acupuncture intervention for ANP before;
✓. patient with conscious, willing to cooperate and voluntarily agreed to participate and signed informed consent forms.

Exclusion criteria

✕. those with other diagnosed medical conditions known to contribute to ANP symptoms, such as thyroid disease, myasthenia gravis, mitochondrial myopathy, congenital strabismus or received strabismus surgery;
✕. those with color blindness, dyschromatopsia or abnormal retinal correspondence couldn't complete computerized diplopia test;
✕. those with serious medical conditions that might limit their participation;
✕. those with eye or other location with serious infections;
✕. women who had a positive pregnancy test or who were planning to become pregnant during the study period;
✕. those with bleeding tendency, blood coagulation dysfunction or taken anticoagulant drugs;
✕. who had participate in other clinical trials, which may affect the results.

What they're measuring

Change from Baseline in Ocular Motility Rating Score at 6 Weeks

Timeframe: 6 week

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03099460

SponsorFirst Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-12-30

Contact for this trial

LingYun Zhou, PhD

+86 13351113936 no1zhly@163.com

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