Acupuncture in Stroke Rehabilitation

Stroke Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00547690
• Other study ID #: 9179
• Secondary ID: 0555637Z
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: October 18, 2007
• Last updated: June 4, 2012
• Start date: April 2003
• Est. completion date: October 2008

Study information

• Verified date: June 2012
• Source: University of Kansas Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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

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

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: October 2008
• Est. primary completion date: October 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• After stroke (>6 months)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Other neurological diseases

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stroke

Intervention

Other:
• Acupuncture and Strengthening
Acupuncture and strengthening
• Strengthening Alone
Strengthening training program

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Kansas Medical Center	Kansas City	Kansas

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Wen Liu, Ph.D.	American Heart Association

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Fugl-Meyer Motor Scores		Before and After 6 Week Treatment	No
Secondary	Active wrist ROM		Before and After 6 Week Treatment	No
Secondary	Quantitative Measure of Muscle Spasticity		Before and After 6 Week Treatment	No
Secondary	Ashworth Score		Before and After 6 Week Treatment	No