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Acupuncture treatment on the motor area of the scalp for motor dysfunction in patients with ischemic stroke: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
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Scalp Acupuncture for Motor Dysfunction in Ischemic Stroke: a Randomized, Controlled Trial
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Usage, anti-inflammatory effect and safety of adjunctive acupuncture for cerebral infarction: an Apriori algorithm-based data mining and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of Acupuncture on Neuroplasticity of Stroke Patients with Motor Dysfunction: A Meta-Analysis of fMRI Studies.Neural plasticity · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of robot-assisted gait training combined with electroacupuncture on lower limb motor function and brain network characteristics in stroke: an EEG study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Comparative outcomes and clinic utilization of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine in integrated health care in Taiwan.Journal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2026Article
- Electroacupuncture Stimulation of the Head Motor Area Alleviates Brain Cell Pyroptosis and Neurobehaviors in Stroke Rats Through the NF-κB/NLRP3 Signaling Axis.Neurochemical research · 2026Article
- Stroke-associated dysarthria.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Integrating Machine Learning with Robotic Rehabilitation May Support Prediction of Recovery of the Upper Limb Motor Function in Stroke Survivors.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Ischemic stroke pathophysiology: A bibliometric and visualization analysis from 1990 to 2022.Heliyon · 2024Article
- An endoscopic-assisted contralateral paramedian supracerebellar infratentorial approach in the treatment of thalamic hemorrhage with hematoma extension into the brainstem: a case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- Efficacy of Scalp Acupuncture with the Long-Stay Method on Motor Dysfunction in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2023Article
- Publication Trends in Rehabilitative Effects of Acupuncture: A Visual Analysis of the Literature.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Review
- Effect of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation Therapy on the Recovery of Neurological Function and Prognosis of Stroke Patients.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Article
- Scalp Electroacupuncture Promotes Angiogenesis after Stroke in Rats by Activation of Wnt/Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Effects of cross electro-nape-acupuncture (CENA) on recovery of consciousness and tracheotomy tube sealing in serious cerebral hemorrhage.American journal of translational research · 2022Article
- Effect of Electroacupuncture on Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Peripheral Blood after Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion/Reperfusion in Rats Based on Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry.Mediators of inflammation · 2022Article
- Study on the Effect of Self-Made Lifei Dingchuan Decoction Combined with Western Medicine on Cough Variant Asthma.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Article
- The impact of acupuncture on neuroplasticity after ischemic stroke: a literature review and perspectives.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2022Review
- Intervention Effect of Rapid Rehabilitation Nursing Combined with Continuous Nursing after Discharge on Patients with Cerebral Infarction in Recovery Period and the Changes in Motor Function, Mental State, and Quality of Life.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- Acupuncture protects against cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury via suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated autophagy and apoptosis.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2020Article
- Synergistic Effects of Scalp Acupuncture and Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Cerebral Infarction: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.Brain sciences · 2020Article
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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundScalp acupuncture has shown a remarkable treatment efficacy on motor dysfunction in patients with stroke in China, especially the motor area of Jiao's scalp acupuncture, which is the most widely used treatment. However, previous studies have summarized that the clinical curative effect of acupuncture treatment for stroke remains uncertain. Meanwhile, no randomized controlled trials on Jiao's scalp acupuncture have been performed. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Jiao's scalp acupuncture for motor dysfunction in ischemic stroke. METHODS/
designThis is an assessor- and analyst-blinded, randomized controlled trial. One hundred and eight stroke patients with motor dysfunction meeting the inclusion criteria will be allocated by a 1:1 ratio into either an acupuncture treatment group or a control group. Stroke patients in the control group will receive conventional rehabilitation treatment, whereas a combination of Jiao's scalp acupuncture and conventional rehabilitation treatment will be applied to the acupuncture group. Forty treatment sessions will be performed over an 8-week period. The Fugl-Meyer Assessment scale will be assessed as the primary outcome measure. The Modified Barthel Index, the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life, and the Stroke Syndrome of Traditional Chinese Medicine scales will be selected as secondary outcome measurements. All assessments will be conducted at baseline, week 4 (treatment 20), week 8 (treatment 40), week 12 (follow-up), and week 16 (follow-up). DISCUSSION: This is the first trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of Jiao's scalp acupuncture for motor dysfunction in ischemic stroke. The results of this trial are expected to provide relevant evidence demonstrating that Jiao's scalp acupuncture can be used as an effective rehabilitation treatment method for improving motor dysfunction in ischemic stroke.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02871453 . Registered on 17 July 2016.
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