Cardiovascular: Stroke Circulatory System Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
152 chronic stoke patients will be invited to participate. They will be randomly divided to manual acupuncture group and sham acupuncture group and will be given 12 manual acupuncture treatments (tail
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All patients of any age with stroke due to infarction or haemorrhage at any brain location scanned computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 2. Physically capable of travelling to hospital for treatment 3. Giving informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who do not have capacity to communicate and give consent 2. History of serious diseases such as cancer, auto-immune disease and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 3. Fear of needling 4. History of surgery under general anaesthetic within 6 months 4. Major bleeding diseases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome of this study is changes of Action Research Arm Test between baseline and post-treatment. Data will be analysed by statistical procedure like the Mann-Whittney test. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Other outcome measures are Fugl-Meyer Assessment Scale, Ashworth spasticity Scale, 9-hole peg test, Timed 10-metre walk, and EuroQoL. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed