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Semi-individualized acupuncture therapy for spastic paralysis of upper limb after stroke based on 3D kinematics analysis: a randomized, pragmatic, assessor-blinded, controlled clinical trial

Study on optimizing acupuncture strategy of treating spastic paralysis of upper limb after stroke by using the kinetic acupuncture therapy based on 3D kinematics analysis

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2200005588
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-02-01
Start date
2022-02-07
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

stroke

Interventions

experimental group:basic treatment + acupuncture(optimiztional acupoints selected)
control group:basic treatment + acupuncture(normal acupoints selected)

Sponsors

Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine,SHUTCM
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria ? Meet the diagnostic criteria of Western medicine for cerebral infarction or intracerebral hemorrhage; ? Moderate and severe motor dysfunction caused by stroke (upper limb simplified Chinese Fugl Meyer scale score = 13 and = 50); At the same time, there is an increase in muscle tension at any part of the shoulder joint, elbow joint, wrist joint and metacarpophalangeal joint of the upper limb, that is, the modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) rating is grade I-III; ? 20 = age = 80, regardless of gender; ? The course of stroke was more than 14 days after onset; ? No previous history of stroke ? The condition was basically stable, with clear consciousness and stable vital signs; ? Able to maintain sitting position independently for more than 20 minutes; ? Understand and agree to participate in this study and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria ? Upper limb motor dysfunction and increased muscle tone which were not caused by stroke; ? Those who used skeletal muscle relaxants or sedative drugs 2 weeks before enrollment; ? Patients with severe coagulation dysfunction; ? Those who received acupuncture and moxibustion to improve upper limb motor function within 1 month before enrollment; ? Those who cannot cooperate with rehabilitation treatment and evaluation due to serious impairment of vision, hearing and cognitive function.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity, FMA-UE;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
manual muscle test;Brunnstrom stage;Modified Ashworth Scale, MAS;Modified Barthel Index, MBI;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHuang Xinyun

Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, SHUTCM

406939726@qq.com13651654592

Outcome results

None listed

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