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Evaluation of the efficacy of electroacupuncture combined with extracorporeal shock wave in the treatment of upper extremity spasm after stroke by shear wave elastography

Evaluation of the efficacy of electroacupuncture combined with extracorporeal shock wave in the treatment of upper extremity spasm after stroke by shear wave elastography

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2200063991
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-09-22
Start date
2022-09-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-04-17

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

Conditions

Stroke

Interventions

Control group :Sham electroacupuncture combined with sham extracorporeal shock wave
Observation group 1:Electroacupuncture combined with sham extracorporeal shock wave
Observation group 2:Sham electroacupuncture combined with extracorporeal shock wave
Observation group 3:Electroacupuncture combined with extracorporeal shock wave

Sponsors

Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria of Chinese and Western medicine for ''apoplexy'' and was confirmed by head CT or MRI; 2. Unilateral hemiplegia, grade 1 <= upper limb MAS grade <=3; 3. 14 days < course of disease; 4. Aged 18-70 years; 5. Conscious and relatively stable; 6. Participate in the study voluntarily, and cooperate with relevant examination, treatment and evaluation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Upper limb spasm caused by recurrent stroke, brain trauma, spinal cord injury and other non-stroke diseases; 2. Serious heart, liver, kidney, blood system diseases and serious osteoporosis; 3. Pregnant patients, mental diseases and malignant tumors; 4. Patients allergic to electroacupuncture, fitted with pacemaker, stent implantation, and coagulation dysfunction; 5. Patients with skin lesions at acupuncture or shockwave treatment sites or poor diabetic blood sugar control; 6. Participating in other studies and influencing the evaluators of this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Modified ashworth scale;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Modified tardieu scale;Modified Barthel index;The upper extremity portion of the Fugl-Meyer rating scale;Shear wave elastography;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhan Jie

Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine

zhanjie34@126.com+86 15818136908

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026