Aphasia
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:Acupuncture
Control Group:Sham Acupuncture
Sponsors
Dongzhimen Hospital affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
35 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosed as stroke through CT or MRI, 1 to 6 months after stroke onset; 2. Aged from 35 to 70 years, Native language is Chinese, righthanded; 3. Primary school and above education,No serious heart, liver or kidney diseases; 4. Clear consciousness, No cognition impairment; 5. The language function was normal before the onset, and the language dysfunction was dominant while the limb dysfunction was mild; 6. Specific Aphasia syndrome, diagnosed as motor aphasia by China Rehabilitation Research Center Aphasia Examination(CRRCAE); 7. The score of Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination(BDAE)is 2 to 4; 8. Being able to cooperate 30 minutes MRI examination.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have received pacemaker surgery, coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass surgery and other metal products in the body; 2. Patients who have serious heart, liver and kidney diseases or in a coma; 3. Language dysfunction caused by congenital or childhood diseases; 4. Language dysfunction caused by mental disturbance and normal mental retardation; 5. Severe dysarthria and hearing impairment; 6. Superficial sensation abnormalities in neurological examination; 7. Patients who have participated in other studies.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Language Function;Language Function;Severity of Aphasia;Magnetic Resonance Imaging;Electroencephalo-graph; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive Abilit;Functional Neurological Impairments;Activity of Daily Living;Quality of Life;Severity of Depression;Evaluation of clinical outcomes on stroke patients;Disease prognosis of ischemic stroke; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactJingling Chang
Dongzhimen Hospital affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed