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Combination of auricular point electroacupuncture and body acupuncture in improving the consciousness of patients after traumatic brain injury: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Combination of auricular point electroacupuncture and body acupuncture in improving the consciousness of patients after traumatic brain injury: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR1800020245
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-12-21
Start date
2019-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-01-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

traumatic brain injury

Interventions

Treatment group:conventional treatment combined with electroacupuncture at Heart and Brainstem auricular point
control group:conventional treatment

Sponsors

Guangdong Second Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. meet the diagnostic criteria for TBI; 2. aged 18-70 years old, male or female; 3. initial GCS score between 3-8 points on admission and lasted more than 2 weeks; 4. imaging (MRI) head has no obvious shift, missing, large necrosis of brain structure change and obvious brain stem (not including pyramidal tract) or thalamic lesions, each lobe lesions range can not exceed 30% of the scope of one side of the brain; 5. signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. DOC not induced by TBI; 2. clinical course more than 1 year; 3. combination of heart, liver or kidney failure endanger the safety of life at any time; 4. younger than 18 years or older than 70 years; 5. those who do not receive electroacupuncture therapy; 6. women with pregnancy and lactation; 7. With primary consciousness disorder and limb functional activity disorder.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
GCS;MMN;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Barthel;FuglMeyer score;adverse event;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLiu Tong

Guangdong Second Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

liutongmama@163.com+86 18319673139

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 21, 2026