None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Medical Device : All subjects continued to receive previous rehabilitation therapy once daily, 5 times a week according to their own neurological status and functional recovery during this study. The
Sponsors
Pusan National University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who were 18 years or older and hospitalized in department of rehabilitation medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital during the period from November 2010 to March 2011 were recruited. Among them, patients who were diagnosed with stroke by CT or MRI of the brain, more than 2 weeks out from the onset of the stroke and had 2 or more muscles of biceps brachii, brachioradialis, triceps brachii that were assessed grade 1 or more by Modified Ashworth scale of the affected side were enrolled for this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients were excluded if they had (1) participated in other clinical study within 30 days before this study (2) severe neurological or psychological disorder except for stroke (3) past history of hypersensitivity to electroacupuncture (4) difficulty in being treated with acupuncture because of edema, skin diseases, etc. (5) been thought to be inadequate for this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| T-reflex latency(biceps brachii, brachioradialis and triceps brachii of the affected side);T-reflex amplitude(biceps brachii, brachioradialis and triceps brachii of the affected side) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Modified Ashworth scale(MAS);Fugl-Meyer motor function assesment(FMA);Functional independence measure(FIM) | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactJin Woo Hong
Pusan National University
Outcome results
None listed