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Effect of acupuncture in patients with limb dysfunction after ischemic stroke - a prospective study

Effect of acupuncture in patients with limb dysfunction after ischemic stroke - a prospective study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2000004091
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-11-28
Start date
2020-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-20

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

Conditions

ischemic stroke

Interventions

Sponsors

First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria; (2) Aged >=18 years old male or female; (3) Recent ischemic stroke within 10 days after onset; (4) Stroke with limb dysfunction and the Modified Rankin Scale (MRS) score was 2-5; (5) Informed consent signed.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients who have a history of stroke and scored more than 2 points on the MRS before the onset of the disease; or with preexisting limb dysfunction caused by other reasons, before treatment, such as claudication, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis, etc.; (2) Patients with massive cerebral infarction (CT suggested that the lesion involved more than one lobe or more than 1/3 of the blood supply area of the middle cerebral artery) accompanied with signs of severe cerebral edema, space-occupying effect and cerebral herniation, or those who needs surgery; (3) Patients who have participated in other clinical trials in past three months.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Modified Rankin Scale (mRS);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Functional ambulation category scale (FAC);Five-level EuroQol five-dimensional questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L);The fugl-meyer assessment (FMA);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXuemin Shi

First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

tjdrshi@msn.com+86 022 27432008

Outcome results

None listed

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