upper limb spastic hemiplegia after stroke
Conditions
Interventions
treatment group:active treatment
Sponsors
Beijing Huguosi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Meeting the above diagnostic criteria of both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine; 2) Aged between 45 and 80 years old, regardless of gender; 3) Suffering from the first stroke, or having no history of spastic hemiplegia caused by previous strokes, and the current course of the disease is within 1 to 6 months; 4) When the affected upper limb is evaluated by the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), the MAS rating is = Grade 1 and = Grade 3; 5) Being conscious, having stable vital signs, and being able to cooperate in completing various scale assessments; 6) Having never experienced or received any form of fire needle treatment; 7) Having not used sedatives, muscle relaxants, or any drugs that affect muscle tone within the past two weeks; 8) The patient and their family members have been informed about the clinical trial, consent to participate in it, and voluntarily sign the informed consent form to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Pregnant women and women during the lactation period; 2) Patients complicated with severe infections or severe diseases of the liver heart kidneys and hematopoietic system; 3) Those with a history of upper limb spastic lesions caused by fractures tumors or other neuromuscular diseases; 4) Patients who resist acupuncture treatment or have contraindications to fire needle therapy (such as poor blood sugar control in diabetes anemia local infections ulcers etc.); 5) Those who cannot adhere to the treatment due to reasons such as financial difficulties or long distances.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| modified Ashworth scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale(HAMA);National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS);The Simplified Fugl-Meyer Assessment Scale (FMA);Modified Barthel Index;Visual Analogue Scale for Pain(VAS); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactMeng Xiaonan Zhao Baixiao
Beijing Huguosi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed