stroke
Conditions
Interventions
treatment group:40 Hz electroacupuncture stimulates "Quchi" acupoint
control group:routine rehabilitation
Sponsors
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the criteria for ischemic stroke in the Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke 2018, and confirmed by CT or MRI of the head; (2) Unilateral hemiplegia; (3) The onset time was 2 weeks to 3 months, and the vital signs were stable; (4) Age 45-80 years old; (5) Clinical manifestations of upper limb motor dysfunction; (6) Can sit independently for 1 hour or more; (7) Stable condition, clear consciousness, no aphasia, disorder, able to understand the content of the scale and cooperate with examination and treatment; (8) The patient has not taken any sedative medication or muscle relaxant for 2 weeks; (9) Informed consent and signed written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) The condition is critical or the condition is not stable in the acute stage; (2) Those who have deafness, aphasia or severe cognitive impairment and are difficult to communicate normally; (3) Patients with systolic blood pressure > 180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 110 mmHg, patients with severe cardiovascular, liver, kidney, blood, digestive, respiratory and other primary diseases, patients with mental illness, malignant tumors, venous thrombosis, osteoporosis, severe bleeding tendency and infection at the treatment site; (4) Those who are unable to recover with the study protocol or participate in other clinical experiments within 3 months or receive other related treatments in the middle of the study, which may affect the efficacy judgment of this study; (5) Dystonia and previous motor dysfunction caused by other reasons; (6) Pregnant and lactating women; (7) Hemiplegia upper limb with previous trauma and bone and joint diseases; (8) severe spasticity, i.e., modified Ashworth grade above grade III.; (9) Placement of pacemakers, cochlear implants and other instruments and equipment in the body; (10) Previous vagus nerve surgery; (11) Have taken Chinese or Western sedative drugs and muscle relaxants within 2 weeks.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fugl-Meyer Assessment Upper Extremity Scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale;Mini-mental State Examination;Modified Barthel Index;electroencephalogram; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactJun Hu
The Second Rehabilitation Hospital of Shanghai
Outcome results
None listed