Acupuncture in Stroke Rehabilitation

Electro-acupuncture and Strengthening Exercise for Hemiplegic Elbow and Wrist Joints

Status

Terminated

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00547690

Enrollment

Registered

2007-10-22

Start date

2003-04-30

Completion date

2008-10-31

Last updated

2012-06-06

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Conditions

Stroke

Brief summary

The primary purpose of the study is to examine the effect of acupuncture treatment when combined with strength training on the motor functional recovery of stroke survivors

Detailed description

In this study, we compare the effect on motor functional improvement between a combined acupuncture and strength training program and the strength training alone. The results may allow us to determine whether the acupuncture may bring in additional benefit to the motor recovery in the upper limb in stroke survivors

Interventions

OTHERAcupuncture and Strengthening

Acupuncture and strengthening

OTHERStrengthening Alone

Strengthening training program

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* After stroke (\>6 months)

Exclusion criteria

* Other neurological diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fugl-Meyer Motor Scores	Before and After 6 Week Treatment

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Active wrist ROM	Before and After 6 Week Treatment
Quantitative Measure of Muscle Spasticity	Before and After 6 Week Treatment
Ashworth Score	Before and After 6 Week Treatment

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026