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Acupuncture for acute stroke: study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Swallowing therapy for dysphagia in acute and subacute stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
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- Additional effects of acupuncture on early comprehensive rehabilitation in patients with mild to moderate acute ischemic stroke: a multicenter randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2016Trial
- Acupuncture treatment for ischaemic stroke in young adults: protocol for a randomised, sham-controlled clinical trial.BMJ open · 2016Trial
- The Effects of Adding Di-Tan Decoction (DTD) and/or Electroacupuncture (EA) to Standard Swallowing Rehabilitation Training (SRT) for Improving Poststroke Dysphagia (PSD): A Pilot, Single-Centred, Randomized Trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- The impact of acupuncture on neuroplasticity after ischemic stroke: a literature review and perspectives.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2022Review
- The Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Dysphagia after Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Review
- Synergistic Effects of Scalp Acupuncture and Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Cerebral Infarction: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.Brain sciences · 2020Article
- Acupuncture for balance dysfunction in patients with stroke: A systematic review protocol.Medicine · 2018Article
- Acupuncture for acute stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Review
- A retrospective cohort study on the outcomes of ischemic stroke patients with adjuvant Korean Medicine treatment.Scientific reports · 2018Article
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9 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundAcupuncture has been widely used as a treatment for stroke in China for more than 3,000 years. However, previous research has not yet shown that acupuncture is effective as a stroke treatment. We report a protocol for a multicenter, randomized, controlled, and outcome assessor-blind trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture on acute ischemic stroke. METHODS/
designIn a prospective trial involving three hospitals in the Zhejiang Province (China) 250 patients with a recent (less than 1 week previous) episode of ischemic stroke will be included. Patients will be randomized into two groups: an acupuncture group given scalp acupuncture and electroacupuncture, and a control group given no acupuncture. Eighteen treatment sessions will be performed over a three-week period. The primary outcome will be measured by changes in the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score at the one, three, and four-week follow-up. Secondary outcome measures will be: 1) the Fugl-Meyer assessment scale for motor function; 2) the mini-mental state examination and Montreal cognitive assessment for cognitive function; 3) the video-fluoroscopic swallowing study for swallowing ability; and 4) the incidence of adverse events. DISCUSSION: This trial is expected to clarify whether or not acupuncture is effective for acute stroke. It will also show if acupuncture can improve motor, cognitive, or swallowing function.
trial registrationChinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR-TRC-12001971.
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