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Efficacy and neural mechanism of acupuncture combined with repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation on upper limb motor dysfunction after stroke

Efficacy and neural mechanism of acupuncture combined with repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation on upper limb motor dysfunction after stroke

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400082790
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-04-08
Start date
2024-04-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-15

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

Conditions

Stroke

Interventions

Acupuncture group:Regular rehabilitation + acupuncture
rTMS group:Regular rehabilitation + rTMS
Combination group:Regular rehabilitation + acupuncture + rTMS

Sponsors

Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Age 40-80 years old; (2) Meet the diagnostic criteria for ischemic stroke formulated in the Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke 2018 and the diagnostic criteria for cerebral hemorrhage formulated in the Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cerebral Hemorrhage 2019; (3) Unilateral, primary disease; (4) Course of disease from 2 weeks to 6 months; (5) Brunnstrom stage I-IV for upper limb; (6) Patients gave informed consent to this study and signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Upper limb motor dysfunction caused by other causes before onset; (2) Unstable conditions such as recurrent cerebral infarction or cerebral hemorrhage during hospitalization; (3) Severe audio-visual impairment, speech or cognitive dysfunction, inability to understand and cooperate with treatment and evaluation; (4) A history of skull fracture and/or severe head injury, head and/or brain surgery; (5) Patients with transcranial magnetic contraindications: metal foreign bodies embedded in the skull, cardiac pacemakers installed, ear hearing AIDS worn, intracranial hypertension, epilepsy or family history of epilepsy; (6) Have thrombocytopenia or clotting disorders; (7) Pregnant women.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Upper extremity on the Fugl-Meyer Rating Scale (FMA-UE);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
modified Barthel Index;Functional magnetic resonance imaging;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYu Qian

Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital

yqswc11@163.com+86 189 8183 8914

Outcome results

None listed

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