Stroke Circulatory System Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction
Conditions
Interventions
A total of 328 patients on the acute stage of cerebral apoplexy will be recruited. The patients were randomly divided into two different groups: the intervention group received the treatment of acupun
Sponsors
Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (China)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Stroke Patients were diagnosed according to criteria of cerebral arterial thrombosis in Western medicine and the criteria of apoplexy in Chinese medicine 2. The stroke patients were hospitalised because of the acute cerebral arterial thrombosis, that occurred in 10 days 3. Male or female, aged 40 - 75 years 4. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) grade from 4 to 21 5. Glasgox Coma Score greater than or equal to 7 6. Patients on the first attack or with a cerebral stroke history but with on serious deformity, modified Rankin Scale (mRS) grade less than or equal to 1 7. Patients who took part in the trail voluntarily and signed the informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients under the treatment of thrombolysis 2. Patients under other clinical trials, or having undergone other clinical trials in the last 3 months 3. Patients with severe primary diseases in cardiovascular system, liver, kidney, hematopoietic system, and psychopathy 4. Pregnant women or women in breast feeding period 5. Inborn handicaps
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Barthel Index (BI) 2. Stroke-Specific Quality Of Life (SS-QOL) Assessments will be conducted at the baseline and at week 4, 12 and 24 follow-up. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) 2. Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) Assessments will be conducted at the baseline and at week 4, 12 and 24 follow-up. | — |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed