KCT0001768
Completed
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A randomized controlled pilot trial to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of scalp acupuncture and electro-magnetic(SAEM) convergence stimulation in patient with first-ever cerebral infarction
ConditionsDiseases of the nervous system
Overview
- Phase
- 未知
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Diseases of the nervous system
- Sponsor
- Dongshin University
- Enrollment
- 60
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients who met all of the following conditions were considered for enrollment. Patients who were \> 19\-years\-old; had incipient CI confirmed by a computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging examination and who were diagnosed by a neurologist or neurosurgeon; experienced a CI that had occurred within 1 month of the study onset, and resulted in motor and sensory disorders; could undergo rehabilitation therapy after hospitalization in the Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital; had a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 2–4; had sufficient cognitive function level and voluntarily signed an informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Subjects whose general condition was not good or fit for SA and rTMS therapies were excluded. Additional exclusion criteria were as follows : history of brain lesion (e.g., stroke, serious mental illness, loss of consciousness accompanied by head trauma, brain surgery, or seizure disorder); presence of other serious illnesses (e.g., cancer, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, head trauma, or cerebral palsy); transient ischemic attacks (TIA); contraindications to electromagnetic stimulation (e.g., metal implants in the brain, implanted electronic devices in the body, such as non\- detachable ferromagnetic metals, metal sensitive implants less than 30\-cm away from the brain like cochlear implants, pacemakers, aneurysm clips or coils, stents, bullet fragments, deep brain stimulation, vagus nerve stimulators, jewelry, or hairpins); continuous convulsion symptoms; previous craniectomy or shunt surgery; elevated intracranial pressure symptoms such as headache, vomiting, nausea, etc.; seizure disorder or epilepsy after cerebral infarction; history of stroke accompanied by a clear clinical sign; contraindications to SA (e.g., scalp scarring, inflammation from scalp injury or infection in the treatment region, inability to stop blood flow due to blood clotting disturbances, such as hemophilia etc., serious unusual response after acupuncture treatment); women who were pregnant or breast feeding; patients who were inmates at group facilities such as social welfare institutions; patients who disagreed with the informed consent; and individuals scheduled for surgery within 2 weeks.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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