Table 4 House–Brackmann grade change within groups
From: Acupuncture for the sequelae of Bell’s palsy: a randomized controlled trial
Baseline | Week 5 | Week 8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acupuncture group | House–Brackmann grade: | |||
Mild to moderate dysfunction (2–3) | 17 | 22 | 23 | |
Moderately severe to severe dysfunction (4–5) | 9 | 4 (improved, 5; aggravated, 0) | 3 (improved, 6; aggravated, 0) | |
P | 0.07a | 0.04a | ||
Control group | House–Brackmann grade: | |||
Mild to moderate dysfunction (2–3) | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
Moderately severe to severe dysfunction (4–5) | 6 | 4 (improved, 3; aggravated, 1) | 4 (improved, 3; aggravated, 1) | |
P | 0.61 | 0.61 |