Acupuncture for Post-stroke Shoulder-hand Syndrome

Zouqin Huang

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 3; Phase 2

Conditions: Shoulder-hand Syndrome

Treatments: Device: Acupuncture; Device: rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02011854

PW2013A-41

Details and patient eligibility

About

Shoulder-hand syndrome，a common complication of stroke patient，which is an important factor of limb function recovery.This research aims to observe the effect and safety of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese medicine Combined with Rehabilitation Therapy for Post-stroke Shoulder-hand Syndrome.Furthermore, the investigators will promote the treatment in community hospital.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Ischemic stroke and shoulder hand syndrome,conscious,For 2 weeks to 6 months,Patients with I or Ⅱ period.

Exclusion criteria

• Disturbance of consciousness,With shoulder joint disease or muscle disease,Patients with shoulder hand syndrome Ⅲ period,Serious primary diseases such as heart,liver and kidney,Mental illness.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 2 patient groups

Acupuncture with rehabilitation

Experimental group

Description:

Electric acupuncture,Chinese medicine,Chinese medicine cupping,rehabilitation,To treat five times a week,Total course is eight weeks

Treatment:

Device: rehabilitation

Device: Acupuncture

rehabilitation

Other group

Description:

rehabilitation,To treat five times a week,Total course is eight weeks

Treatment:

Device: rehabilitation