Can Acupuncture Benefit Surgical Patients With Haemorrhagic Stroke?

Stroke Clinical Trial

Official title: Can Acupuncture Benefit Surgical Patients With Haemorrhagic Stroke?

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose is to establish whether acupuncture in addition to conventional rehabilitation programme can improve the functional outcome and quality of life of surgical patients with haemorrhagic stroke, as compared to conventional rehabilitation programme alone.

Clinical Trial Description

The investigators aim to recruit 60 patients over a 30 month period. Each patient will have six week of acupuncture treatment (either early within the first six week, or delayed after the first six week of observation and assessment of primary outcome).

Primary outcome measures:

Clinical outcome at the end of week 6 acupuncture treatment: Glasgow Outcome Score extended.

Secondary outcome measures:

Modified Rankin Score, Functional Independence Measure (FIM) score, Modified Aschoff Score, Neurocognitive State Examination (NCSE) score, Barthel index, Modified Rivermead Mobility Index (MRMI), Modified Functional Ambulation Category (MFAC) and motor scores of upper limb and lower limb with Fugl-Meyer Scale at the end of week six acupuncture treatment. ;

Study Design

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stroke

• NCT number: NCT01037894
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Start date: January 2009
• Completion date: September 2012