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Effect of Dorema ammoniacum and acupuncture in treatment of cerebral stroke

The effect of Dorema ammoniacum and acupuncture on the clinical improvement of patients with cerebral stroke

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20170227032797N2
Enrollment
57
Registered
2018-03-05
Start date
2017-07-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-03-26

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

Conditions

Cerebral infarction. Cerebral infarction

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the first intervention group, standardized treatment and physiotherapy, and also Dorema ammoniacum gum with a daily dose of one gram is given as an oral capsule,

Sponsors

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with focal neurological findings that have been clinically and with brain imaging have been diagnosed with ischemic stroke Ischemia is in the superior branch of middle cerebral artery Stroke attack in less than thirty days Age between 50 and 75 years First stroke attack Modified NIHSS between 4 and 20 Patient with consciousness and stable disease condition

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Cerebral stroke of hemorrhagic type Patients suffering from systemic chronic diseases such as: uncontrolled diabetes, severe liver, cardiac, renal or pulmonary disorders or cancer Patients taking coagulants (heparin or warfarin) Patients with BMI above 35 Patients with history of acupuncture in less than a month Patients with a history of allergy to Dorema Ammoniacum Patient suffering from severe musculoskeletal or neurologic diseases before ischemic stroke Patients diagnosed with tumor or skin infections

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Disability due to cerebral stroke. Timepoint: Before the intervention, After the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: MNIHSS and mRankin scales.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Aspartate aminotransferase. Timepoint: before intervention and after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: blood test.;Low density lipoprotein. Timepoint: before intervention and after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: blood test.;High density lipoprotein. Timepoint: before intervention and after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: blood test.;Alanine aminotransferase. Timepoint: before intervention and after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: blood test.;Blood urea nitrogen. Timepoint: before intervention and after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: blood test.;Glycosylated hemoglobin. Timepoint: before intervention and after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: blood test.;Triglyceride. Timepoint: before intervention and after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: blood test.;Complete Blood Count. Timepoint: before intervention and after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: blood test.;Fasting blood sugar. Timepoint: before intervention and after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: blood test.;Creatinine. Timepoint: before intervention and after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: blood test.;Partial thromboplastin time. Timepoint: before intervention and after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: blood test.;Prothrombin Time. Timepoint: before intervention and after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: blood test.;International Normalized Ratio (INR). Timepoint: before intervention and after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: blood test.;Cholesterol. Timepoint: before intervention and after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: blood test.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahsa Mehrpour

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

mehrpourm911@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3884 8931

Outcome results

None listed

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