A study on the evaluation of various types of sham acupunctures in stroke patients: a randomised sequence clinical trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0002622

Enrollment

Registered

2017-12-29

Start date

2017-10-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(Acupuncture) : All groups will be treated with Quchi (LI11) for 20 minutes. Group 1 will be treated with verum acupuncture

Group 2, with Park Sham Device

Group 3, with Streitberger&#39

s needle

and Group 4, with insertion and removal-type devices. Participants will undergo one treatment session.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) 19 years or older; (2) diagnosed with cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction through brain computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); (3) weakness or hemiparesis or hemiplegia due to cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction, with a modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) score of 2 points or less; (4) stable vital signs; and (5) voluntary participation in this study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) patients with unconsciousness, aphasia, and cognitive dysfunction (Mini-Mental State Examination-Korean version (MMSE-K); (2) those with a past history of brain disease (e.g., previous stroke, mental illness, consciousness disorder due to head trauma, previous brain surgery, or spastic disease); (3) those with severe heart, liver, or kidney disease or bleeding disorders; (4) those with other serious diseases (e.g., cancer, dementia (Alzheimer’s disease, dementia of Lewy body), Parkinson’s disease, Parkinson’s syndrome); (5) those with subarachnoid hemorrhage; (6) those who had received acupuncture treatment for hemiplegia, hemiparesis, and weakness owing to previous stroke; (7) those with needle phobia; and (8) pregnant or lactating female patients.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Bang's blinding index (BI)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
"Discomfort caused by acupuncture therapy" five questions;Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Acupuncture Sensation Scale (MASS) Index, by de-qi sensation	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactMin-ho Jung

Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Center

tox37@naver.com+82-2-958-9275

Outcome results