Lu's Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment on Stroke (LAMTS)

Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Ischemic Stroke; Paralysis

Treatments: Procedure: Acupuncture; Procedure: Rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01806233

3534123123

Details and patient eligibility

About

There will be successive changes in traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation for stroke patients with limb hemiparetic through therapy of acupuncture and moxibustion.

Full description

There will be difference in stroke outcomes of ischemic stroke patients with limb hemiparetic from acute to chronic phase under Lu' acupuncture and moxibustion.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The ages of stroke patients from 40 years old to 70 years old.
• The principle diagnosis according to <diagnosis-treatment criteria of stroke(trial implementation)>formulated by Collaboration Acute Brain Diseases of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1996；Ischemic stroke confirmed by CT brain or MRI brain,with stable medical condition and awareness clear.
• Recent stroke from 7 days to 6 months after onset.
• Stroke with limb movement disorder and hypomyotonia，NIHSS≤10，ASHWORTH≤1，GCS>8.
• Written informed consent by inpatient.

Exclusion criteria

• Stroke with conscious disturbance or serious cognitive impairment.
• Stroke with limb spasm；ASHWORTH≥1.
• Having cardiac pacemaker，metallic foreign body in treatment position，or hemorrhagic tendency.
• Being oversensitive to electrical stimulus.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Acupuncture

Experimental group

Description:

acupuncture

Treatment:

Procedure: Acupuncture

Rehabilitation

Experimental group

Description:

rehabilitation exercise

Treatment:

Procedure: Rehabilitation