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The efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of post-stroke dysfunction based on the functional near-infrared spectroscopy technique

The efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of post-stroke dysfunction based on the functional near-infrared spectroscopy technique

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400090775
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-10-12
Start date
2024-01-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-10-15

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Conditions

stroke

Interventions

Usual care group:Carry out basic rehabilitation training, with acupuncture point pseudo-acupuncture
Health control:NONE
Acupuncture group:Acupuncture of Lianquan acupoint

Sponsors

Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for healthy controls: no history of stroke and no dysphagia, age 40-70 years, able to cooperate in completing the examination. Inclusion criteria for stroke patients: (1) The selected stroke patients were in accordance with the Diagnostic Points for Various Cerebrovascular Diseases revised by the Fourth National Academic Conference on Cerebrovascular Diseases of the Chinese Medical Association, and those who were clearly diagnosed with cerebral ischemia or cerebral infarction by craniocerebral CT or MRI examination; (2) Presence of symptoms of swallowing disorders such as choking on drinking water, difficulty in swallowing, etc., graded according to the Pudding Drinking Test, with grade III-V as the selected cases; (3) Age 40-70 years old; (4) Able to stay in the assisted sitting position for more than 30 min; (5) Consciousness and no serious cognitive impairment, able to cooperate with examination and training; (6) Patients in the subacute stage with stable conditions within 6 months of disease duration.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Previous existence of other diseases that may cause swallowing disorders such as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, etc., or history of radiotherapy for head and neck diseases such as nasopharyngeal cancer, head and neck cancer, oral cancer, etc; (2) Unstable condition, combined with serious diseases such as severe pneumonia, decompensated congestive heart failure, etc. cannot cooperate with treatment and examination; (3) Patients with brainstem and cerebellar lesions; (4) Patients with local skin lesions or inflammatory reactions or irritating areas of pain hypersensitivity and patients with needle-sickness; (5) Patients with cranial defects, head infections and broken skin, etc., who are unable to undergo functional near-infrared spectroscopic imaging.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
ß value;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The score of Water Swallowing Test;The score of Fiberoptic Endoscopic Dysphagia Severity Scale;The score of Standardized Swallowing Assessment;The score of Functional Oral Intake Scale;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXuejing Li

The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University

lixuejing914@163.com+86 139 1510 3901

Outcome results

None listed

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