Post-stroke Aphasia
Conditions
Interventions
Acupuncture-Moxibustion Therapy Group:The acupuncture-moxibustion therapy group received scalp acupuncture (bilateral temporal area) with dense needle insertion, retaining the needles for 6 hours. Aft
Control Group:The acupuncture-moxibustion therapy group received scalp acupuncture (dense needle insertion) in the right temporal region, retaining the needles for 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes o
Sponsors
Huai'an Second People's Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with stroke confirmed by brain CT or MRI, with lesions in the left cerebral hemisphere; 2. First episode, single lesion, disease duration between 15 and 30 days, able to sit independently in a wheelchair for 1 hour; 3. Non-fluent aphasia diagnosed according to the Western Aphasia Battery (WAB) criteria: Aphasia Quotient (AQ) < 93.8, speech fluency score 0–4; 4. Native Chinese speakers; 5. Primary school education or above; 6. No epilepsy or severe somatic diseases; 7. Right-handed; 8. Conscious and cooperative; 9. Patients and their families have signed informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with pre-existing language disorders prior to the current episode or those with severe dysarthria complicating the current condition; 2. Patients with concurrent neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., dementia, Parkinson's disease, motor neuron disease) causing speech disorders; 3. Patients with epilepsy or other severe somatic diseases; 4. Patients with visual, auditory, or cognitive impairments affecting language assessment and treatment; 5. Patients with metallic foreign bodies or other implanted electronic devices.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Western Aphasia Battery (WAB);Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Brain Function Index;Boston Naming Test;Retelling Tasks; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLi Xuejing
The Second Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University
Outcome results
None listed