Treatment of dysphagia after stroke with He's santong needling method

Treatment of dysphagia after stroke with He's santong needling method: a prospective randomized controlled study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN68981054

Enrollment

Registered

2017-09-25

Start date

2017-10-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-09-24

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Conditions

Dysphagia after stroke Signs and Symptoms Dysphagia

Interventions

A total of 60 volunteers will be recruited and randomly divided into two groups. The treatment group will receive He’s santong needling method acupuncture, consisting of 2-5 30-minute sessions per we

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnosis criteria of stroke according to “Chinese Cerebrovascular Disease Prevention And Treatment Guidelines (2005)” and are confirmed by head CT or MRI 2. Watian swallowing test score: 3-5 3. Dysphagia during oral and pharyngeal phases 4. Can understand and perform simple instructions issued by the therapist, the abbreviated mental test (AMT) score >7, can cooperate and sit up for 30 minutes alone or with the help 5. Have a good compliance with the observation and evaluation of the researchers and volunteer to complete the tests

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Have a history of swallowing disease or other diseases that affect swallowing such as Myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barre, head esophageal neoplasms 2. Mental illness and severe heart, lung, or kidney disease 3. Disturbance of consciousness and cognitive impairment, the abbreviated mental test (AMT) score <=7 4. With cardiac pacemaker, metal implants or orthosis, head or neck skin damage, have an allergy to the electrode

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The dynamics of swallowing function, measured using FEES (Fiberoptic Endoscopic examination of Swallowing) and Caiteng 7 Rank (CT7R) at baseline and 4 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Quality of life in patients with dysphagia, measured using SWAL-QOL (Swallowing-Related Quality of Life) at baseline and 4 weeks 2. Swallowing ability, measured using MMASA (The Modified Mann Assessment of Swallowing Ability) at baseline and 4 weeks 3. Function of swallowing muscle, measured using sEMG (Surface Electromyography) at baseline and 4 weeks	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactBin;Luo-peng Li;Zhao

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libin@bjzhongyi.com;zhao_luopeng@163.com+86 (0)18910781852;+86 (0)17888808581

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 25, 2026