Trial reportJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan2025
Efficacy of acupuncture combined with upper limb rehabilitation robot-assisted training for neuroplasticity and functional recovery of patients with stroke: a prospective cohort study based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy technology.
Trial report in Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Robot-Assisted Upper-Limb Rehabilitation After Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cortical Reorganization and Neuroplasticity Biomarkers.Neural plasticity · 2026Pooled it
- Acupuncture combined with rehabilitation robot for recovery of hemiplegia after ischemic stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurologyPooled it
- Mechanisms, Biomarkers, and Therapeutic Interventions of Neuroplasticity After Ischemic Stroke-A Scoping Review.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in medical research: applications, opportunities, and challenges.Chinese medicine · 2026Review
- Acupuncture for post-stroke recovery: a retrospective cohort study on motor function and quality of life.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the effects of acupuncture combined with upper limb rehabilitation robot on neural remodeling and functional recovery in post-stroke patients.
methodsThere were 50 stroke patients were randomly divided into an experimental group (acupuncture combined with upper limb rehabilitation robot assisted training) and a control group (upper limb rehabilitation robot assisted training). Various assessments were conducted to compare the effects of the two treatments on neural remodeling and functional recovery. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy technology was used to assess the effects of different treatments on neural plasticity and their impact on upper limb function and activities of daily living.
resultsThe experimental group showed significantly higher concentrations of oxygenated hemoglobin and total hemoglobin in specific brain regions compared to the control group (
conclusionAcupuncture combined with upper limb rehabilitation robot can effectively improve upper limb function and neural remodeling in stroke patients. This study supports the integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in improving limb dysfunction post-stroke.
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