Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
experimental group:elctroacupuncture(Hegu+Quchi)and conventional therapies
control group:conventional therapies
Sponsors
Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) aged 18-70 years old, male or female; (2) first onset of stroke at 6 months(lesions involving unilateral cortex or basal ganglia, but not brainstem or cerebellum) diagnosed by Symptoms and imaging findings; (3) Sitting balance level 2, and can complete 30° shoulder forward bend in the seated position (4) existing upper limb motor dysfunction, and the Fugl-Meyer Assessment for the Upper Extremity is 15-55 points; (5)no obvious discomfort for 114dB sudden sound; (5) able to compliance simple instruction; (6)No obvious discomfort to electroacupuncture stimulation; (7)Have certain cognitive learning ability, can follow simple instructions; (8)voluntarily participate in the trial and sign an informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1)Previous history of stroke; (2) apparent muscle spasticity with MAS score=3; (3) any condition that severely restricts the movement of upper and lower limbs, such as joint muscle contracture, severely frozen shoulder, fracture, arthritis, skin ulcers, pressure sores at treatment sites, recent surgical incisions or active skin diseases, coagulopathy, bleeding tendency, etc; (4) implant a cardiac pacemaker or other electronic instruments; (5) Severe cognitive impairment and inability to communicate effectively with medical staff; (6)A history of orthopedic surgery, rheumatism or other diseases that restrict the movement of the upper and lower limbs; (7)Other conditions considered inappropriate by the investigator (e.g. severe hypertension, coronary heart disease, etc.)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| AMAs of trunk and upper limb acquired from sEMG; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reaching Performance Scale for Stroke (RPSS);Fugl-Meyer Assessment for the Upper Extremity (FMA-UE);Modified Barthel Index (MBI);World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule Version 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0);functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXiaohua Han
Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Outcome results
None listed