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Can Acupuncture Benefit Surgical Patients With Haemorrhagic Stroke?

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Status and phase

Completed
Phase 2
Phase 1

Conditions

Stroke

Treatments

Procedure: Conventional rehabilitation
Procedure: Acupuncture

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose is to establish whether acupuncture in addition to conventional rehabilitation programme can improve the functional outcome and quality of life of surgical patients with haemorrhagic stroke, as compared to conventional rehabilitation programme alone.

Full description

The investigators aim to recruit 60 patients over a 30 month period. Each patient will have six week of acupuncture treatment (either early within the first six week, or delayed after the first six week of observation and assessment of primary outcome).

Primary outcome measures:

Clinical outcome at the end of week 6 acupuncture treatment: Glasgow Outcome Score extended.

Secondary outcome measures:

Modified Rankin Score, Functional Independence Measure (FIM) score, Modified Aschoff Score, Neurocognitive State Examination (NCSE) score, Barthel index, Modified Rivermead Mobility Index (MRMI), Modified Functional Ambulation Category (MFAC) and motor scores of upper limb and lower limb with Fugl-Meyer Scale at the end of week six acupuncture treatment.

Enrollment

55 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 70 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Patient inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients after acute hemorrhagic stroke;
  2. Within the first month after acute presentation;
  3. Premorbid mobility level: Independent Indoor or Outdoor Walker;
  4. Co-operative and willing to comply with the rehabilitation program;

Patient exclusion Criteria:

  1. Cardiac Pacemaker;
  2. Patient who is apprehensive to acupuncture;
  3. Clotting abnormality;
  4. Poor local skin conditions.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

55 participants in 2 patient groups

Acupuncture
Experimental group
Description:
Acupuncture and conventional rehabilitation
Treatment:
Procedure: Acupuncture
Control
Active Comparator group
Description:
Conventional rehabilitation only
Treatment:
Procedure: Conventional rehabilitation

Trial contacts and locations

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