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Effect of acupuncture on the neurodynamic properties of brain networks in patients with post-stroke shoulder pain

Effect of acupuncture on the neurodynamic properties of brain networks in patients with post-stroke shoulder pain

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025000832
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-04-24
Start date
2025-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-28

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

Conditions

Post-stroke shoulder pain

Interventions

Healthy control group:no
Shoulder pain group:The patient was placed in the healthy side recumbent position, the hemiplegic upper limb was placed on a pillow in front of the chest, and the local skin was routinely disinfected.

Sponsors

The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) aged 18-75 years; (2) patients diagnosed with stroke by CT or MRI scan; (3) stroke duration = 6 months; (4) complaining of shoulder pain on the hemiplegic side and VAS = 3 points; (5) informed consent signed by the individual or legal guardian.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) people with unstable vital signs in the acute stage of stroke; (2) people with shoulder joint diseases (cervical spondylosis frozen shoulder shoulder injury etc.) and shoulder pain caused by trauma tumour thalamic lesion etc (3) People with severe disorders of vision hearing speech cognition and consciousness who are unable to cooperate with the completion of the assessment and examination; (4) People with severe combination of cardiac hepatic and renal diseases respiratory haematopoietic and tumour diseases; (5) People with mental diseases and epilepsy; (6) People with claustrophobia and pregnancy; (7) People with allergy to needle fainting and needle sticking. Primary diseases; (5) mental diseases epilepsy patients; (6) claustrophobia pregnant patients; (7) fainting from needles allergy to needles.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain level assessment;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Head 3.0 T MRI scan;EEG signal analysis;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLu Xiao

The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

luxiao1972@163.com+86 138 1395 8023

Outcome results

None listed

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