Trial reportAnnals of clinical and translational neurology2019
Effect of Tui Na on upper limb spasticity after stroke: a randomized clinical trial.
Trial report in Annals of clinical and translational neurology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Effectiveness of Massage Therapy for Improving Sequelae in Post-Stroke Survivors. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- The changes of neuroactivity of Tui Na (Chinese massage) at Hegu acupoint on sensorimotor cortex in stroke patients with upper limb motor dysfunction: a fNIRS study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Article
- A randomized double-blind controlled study protocol on the efficacy and safety of Sangdantongluo granule in the treatment of post-stroke spasticity.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2022Article
- Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial for the synergizing effects of rTMS and Tui Na on upper limb motor function and cortical activity in ischemic stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Efficacy and safety of tolperisone versus baclofen among Chinese patients with spasticity associated with spinal cord injury: a non-randomized retrospective study.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2021Article
- Electrical stimulation for limb spasticity in children with stroke: A protocol for systematic review.Medicine · 2020Article
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21 authors at 16 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the efficacy and safety of Tui Na for treating spasticity of the upper limbs of stroke patients.
designA prospective, multicenter, blinded, randomized controlled intervention study. SUBJECTS: Stroke patients with upper limb spasticity who were treated between December 2013 and February 2017 in 16 participating institutions in China were randomly assigned to receive either Tui Na plus conventional rehabilitation (Tui Na group,
methodsEligible adult patients (aged 18-75 years) were enrolled 1-12 months after stroke and randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to the two groups. Outcome assessors were blinded to treatment allocation. Muscle tone in the spastic muscles was evaluated using the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), and the primary endpoint was the change in MAS score over 4 weeks of treatment.
resultsAmong patients who had experienced stroke 1-3 months before treatment, the Tui Na group experienced significantly greater reductions in MAS scores for three muscle groups than did the control group after 4 weeks of treatment. These improvements were sustained at the 3- and 6-month follow-ups. However, among patients who suffered from stroke 4-6 months and 7-12 months before treatment, the change in MAS with treatment did not differ significantly between those who did and those who did not receive Tui Na. No Tui Na-related adverse events during treatment were reported the groups.
conclusionTui Na was effective and safe for alleviating poststroke spasticity within 1-3 months after stroke onset.
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