Post-stroke dysphagia
Conditions
Interventions
Electroacupuncture group:Electroacupuncture+Swallowing training
Sham Electroacupuncture group:Sham Electroacupuncture+Swallowing training
Sponsors
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosed with stroke according to the 2019 guidelines of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and confirmed by cranial CT or MRI; 2. Aged between 20 and 80 years, regardless of gender; 3. Stroke onset between 7 days and 3 months with newly developed dysphagia; 4. PAS score of 3 or higher in VFS/FEES screening protocol; 5. NIHSS-1a score of 0 or 1; 6. Cooperate with various examinations and rehabilitation training; 7. Voluntary participation in the trial and signed written informed content.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. History of dysphagia; 2. Severe cognitive or psychiatric disorders; 3. Pregnant or breastfeeding women; 4. Dysphagia caused by other diseases, such as nasopharyngeal cancer, esophageal cancer, or brain injury; 5. Diagnosed with progressive neurological diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis); 6. Chronic diseases affecting heart or respiratory conditions (e.g., severe emphysema or heart failure, making neck needling unsafe); 7. Receiving continuous oxygen therapy or equipped with oxygen supply equipment; 8. Participants who have participated in similar clinical studies within the past 3 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dysphagia Severity Rating Scale, DSRS; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Penetration-Aspiration Score, PAS;Nutritional Risk Screening 2002, NRS-2002;Swallowing Quality of Life, SWAL-QOL;Incidence of Aspiration Pneumonia;Clinical Global Impression Scale, CGI; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhu Luwen
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed