Trial reportClinical rehabilitation2016
Does the addition of specific acupuncture to standard swallowing training improve outcomes in patients with dysphagia after stroke? a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Clinical rehabilitation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Sustained efficacy of acupuncture in post-stroke dysphagia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Non-Pharmacological Interventions on the Swallowing Function of Patients With Post-Stroke Dysphagia: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Exploring the rules of related parameters in acupuncture for post-stroke dysphagia based on data mining.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Post-stroke Dysphagia: Prognosis and Treatment-A Systematic Review of RCT on Interventional Treatments for Dysphagia Following Subacute Stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Swallowing therapy for dysphagia in acute and subacute stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- 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
- Application of dietary training combined with acupuncture based on syndrome differentiation for treating dysphagia in stroke rehabilitation patients.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2026Article
- Acupuncture as adjunctive therapy for acute cerebral infarction: a randomized clinical trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- The effect of behavioral therapy on dysphagia of acute ischemic stroke patients feeding with a nasogastric tube.PloS one · 2024Observational
- Superiority of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Over Nasogastric Feeding for Stroke-Induced Severe Dysphagia: A Comparative Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023Article
- The association between acupuncture therapy and the risk of reduced pressure ulcers in dementia patients: A retrospective matched cohort study.Integrative medicine research · 2023Article
- Electroacupuncture as an effective therapy for Tapia's syndrome after transoral intubation for general anesthesia: a case report and review of the literature.Journal of medical case reports · 2022Review
- Neurogenic Dysphagia and Nutrition in Disorder of Consciousness: An Overview with Practical Advices on an "Old" but Still Actual Clinical Problem.Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- An overview of dysphagia rehabilitation for stroke patients.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2022Review
- 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
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- Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Patients with Dysphagia: A Delphi-Based Consensus Study of Experts in Turkey-Part II: Rehabilitation.Dysphagia · 2021Review
- European Stroke Organisation and European Society for Swallowing Disorders guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of post-stroke dysphagia.European stroke journal · 2021Article
- China Stroke Registry for Patients With Traditional Chinese Medicine (CASES-TCM): Rationale and Design of a Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Study.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Review
- Acupuncture for acute stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the effect of adding acupuncture to standard swallowing training for patients with dysphagia after stroke.
designSingle-blind randomized controlled trial.
settingInpatient and outpatient clinics. SUBJECTS: A total of 124 patients with dysphagia after stroke were randomly divided into two groups: acupuncture and control.
interventionsThe acupuncture group received standard swallowing training and acupuncture treatment. In comparison, the control group only received standard swallowing training. Participants in both groups received six days of therapy per week for a four-week period. MAIN MEASURES: The primary outcome measures included the Standardized Swallowing Assessment and the Dysphagia Outcome Severity Scale. The secondary outcome measures included the Modified Barthel Index and Swallowing-Related Quality of Life, which were assessed before and after the four-week therapy period.
resultsA total of 120 dysphagic subjects completed the study (60 in acupuncture group and 60 in control group). Significant differences existed in the Standardized Swallowing Assessment, Dysphagia Outcome Severity Scale, Modified Barthel Index, and Swallowing-Related Quality of Life scores of each group after the treatment (P < 0.01). After the four-week treatment, the Standardized Swallowing Assessment (mean difference - 2.9; 95% confidence interval (CI) - 5.0 to - 0.81; P < 0.01), Dysphagia Outcome Severity Scale (mean difference 2.3; 95% CI 0.7 to 1.2; P < 0.01), Modified Barthel Index (mean difference 17.2; 95% CI 2.6 to 9.3; P < 0.05) and Swallowing-Related Quality of Life scores (mean difference 31.4; 95% CI 3.2 to 11.4; P < 0.01) showed more significant improvement in the acupuncture group than the control group.
conclusionsAcupuncture combined with the standard swallowing training may be beneficial for dysphagic patients after stroke.
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