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Clinical study of graded motor imagery therapy (GMT) combined with scalp cluster acupuncture for improving upper limb and hand function after stroke

To evaluate the clinical efficacy and neural mechanism of graded motor imagery therapy (GMT) combined with head acupoint cluster acupuncture intervention based on the "central-peripheral-central" closed-loop rehabilitation theory in the reconstruction of upper limb and hand function after stroke

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600117916
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-01-30
Start date
2026-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

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Conditions

I63.900

Interventions

Experimental Group:Graded Motor Imagery Therapy (GMT) Combined with Scalp Cluster Acupuncture
Control Group:Standalone Graded Motor Imagery Therapy (GMT)

Sponsors

The Second People's Hospital of Hefei
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All patients met the diagnostic criteria of stroke in the Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke 2018 or the Chinese Guidelines for the diagnosis and Treatment of Cerebral Hemorrhage 2019, and were confirmed by head CT or MRI, and the course of disease was =24, normal visual and auditory function, can cooperate with training; 4. kinestheticand visual imagery questionnaire (KVIQ)>=25 points.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe cognitive impairment, mental illness or communication disorder; 2. Scalp skin injury, severe coagulation dysfunction (INR > 1.5) or bleeding tendency; 3. Previous history of epilepsy, intracranial metal implants, severe heart, liver and kidney diseases; 4. Received other new rehabilitation technology intervention in the past 3 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Fugl-Meyer Upper Limb Function Score;—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Brunnstrom Upper Limb Stage;Surface Electromyography Indexes;—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactFangjun Xu

The Second People's Hospital of Hefei

1065519857@qq.com+86 187 8886 8897

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026