Trial reportBMJ open2018
Electroacupuncture for poststroke spasticity (EAPSS): protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in BMJ open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05231694 (Specific Stimulation Mode Electroacupuncture Combined With NGF for Recovery Period of Ischemic Stroke：Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Specific Stimulation Mode Electroacupuncture Combined With NGF for Recovery Period of Ischemic Stroke：Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effectiveness on post-stroke hemiplegia in patients: electroacupuncture plus cycling electroacupuncture alone.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2023Trial
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- Effect of Specific mode electroacupuncture stimulation combined with NGF during the ischaemic stroke: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2024Article
- Electroacupuncture ameliorates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury by suppressing autophagyAging · 2020Article
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8 authors.
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Abstract
introductionSpasticity is a common complication of stroke. Current therapies for poststroke spasticity (PSS) have been reported to be associated with high costs, lack of long-term benefit and unwanted adverse events (AEs). Electroacupuncture (EA) has been used for PSS, however, its efficacy and safety is yet to be confirmed by high-quality clinical studies. This study is designed to evaluate the add-on effects and safety profile of EA when used in combination with usual care (UC). METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This study is a parallel group randomised controlled trial. A total of 136 participants will be included and randomly assigned to either the treatment group (EA plus UC) or the control group (UC alone). Prior to the main trial, a pilot study involving 30 participants will be conducted to assess the feasibility of the trial protocol. EA will be administered by registered acupuncturists for 20min to 30 min, three times per week for 4 weeks. The primary outcome measure (Modified Ashworth Scale) and secondary outcome measures (Fugl-Meyer Assessment and Barthel Index) will be evaluated at baseline, the end of treatment (week 4) and the end of follow-up (week 8). AEs will be monitored, recorded and reported, and their causality will be explored. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethics approval was obtained from the ethics committees of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine and RMIT University in December 2016. The results will be disseminated in a peer-reviewed journal, and PhD theses and might be presented at international conferences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ChiCTR-IOR-16010283; Pre-results.
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