Ischemic Stroke with Hemiparesis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1: Patients with first-onset ischemic stroke. 2: Patients diagnosed with ischemic stroke according to both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine criteria, in the flaccid paralysis stage, with muscle strength = grade 3 in the affected limb and decreased muscle tone or weakened reflexes. 3: Male or female patients aged 18–80 years (inclusive). 4: Disease duration =6 months from stroke onset. 5: Stable vital signs, clear consciousness, and ability to cooperate with examinations and treatment. 6: Fully informed of the study and voluntarily signed written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1: Patients who do not meet the inclusion criteria or have entered the spastic stage with increased muscle tone. 2: Patients with severe dysfunction of major organs such as the heart, lungs, liver, or kidneys, or other serious systemic diseases. 3: Patients with limb dysfunction caused by other diseases, or with significant upper-limb trauma or fractures affecting functional assessment. 4: Patients with extreme physical weakness, pregnant women, or breastfeeding women. 5: Patients with significant consciousness disturbance, inability to cooperate with the study, or incomplete clinical data. 6: Patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA), subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), or neurological deficits confirmed to be caused by non-stroke etiologies.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF);Serum Neurofilament Light Chain (sNFL);Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) for Spasticity;Muscle Strength Grading (0–5 scale);Modified Rankin Scale (mRS);Modified Barthel Index (MBI);Liver and Kidney Function,Complete Blood Count (CBC),Electrocardiogram (ECG),Adverse Reactions; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine)