Acupuncture-tDCS Convergence Rehabilitation Effect on Stroke Patients

Convergence of Acupuncture and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation(tDCS) Rehabilitation Effect on Motor Function of Patients of Acute Stroke

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05648162

Enrollment

Registered

2022-12-13

Start date

2022-07-05

Completion date

2023-12-31

Last updated

2024-05-20

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Conditions

Stroke, Acute

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to confirm the convergence effectiveness of on acupuncture of the chinese medicine and the tDCS of the western medicine on motor function for patients with acute stroke compared to the control group.

Interventions

DEVICEElectrical acupuncture

Electrical acupuncture (2Hz, 150 μs) once daily (five times a week), for 20 minutes each session, totaling 20 sessions.

DEVICEAcupuncture

Electrical acupuncture (no electricity) once daily (five times a week), for 20 minutes each session, totaling 20 sessions.

DEVICEtDCS

tDCS (1mA) once daily (five times a week), for 20 minutes each session, totaling 20 sessions.

DEVICEsham tDCS

tDCS (no electricity) once daily (five times a week), for 20 minutes each session, totaling 20 sessions.

OTHERNDT-Bobath Rehabilitation

NDT-Bobath Rehabilitation once daily (five times a week), for 30 minutes each session, totaling 20 sessions.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 100 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Those who within 2 weeks or more and 6 months after a stroke diagnosis. * Those who have a lesion with a cortex or subcortex * Adults over 19 years old * Inpatients and outpatients who can mediate for 4 weeks * Those who can understand and follow the purpose of this study

Exclusion criteria

* Those who fall under the

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change of Korean version of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment Scale(K-FMA) score	Baseline and Week 4	The FMA is a validated, instrument assessing average motor function of upper and lower extremity. Possible scores range from 0(worst motor function) to 212(best motor function). Change= (Week 4 Score - Baseline Score).
Change of brain activity	Baseline and Week 4	The fNIRS(functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy) is a imaged, instrument assessing average brain activity. Change= (Week 4 Score - Baseline Score).

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change of Korean version of Modified Barthel Index(K-MBI) score	Baseline and Week 4	The MBI is a validated, instrument assessing average level of ADL(activity of daily living). Possible scores range from 0(maximal independence) to 100(minimal independence). Change= (Week 4 Score - Baseline Score).

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

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