Moxibustion plus Acupuncture for Treating Post-Stroke Shoulder Pain: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
- Conditions
- Post-stroke Shoulder Pain
- Registration Number
- ITMCTR2100005472
- Lead Sponsor
- Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital of Capital Medical University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
(1) Diagnostic criteria were met; the time interval was 14 days to 6 months after the onset of stroke. (2) The visual analog scale (VAS) score for hemiplegic shoulder pain was 1 to 6, and patients did not receive any shoulder pain treatments for at least 1 week before the study or participate in other clinical trials. (3) Those with informed consent.(4) Males or females between 18 and 75 years of age. (5) Stable vital signs and conditions and clear consciousness for 48 hours before the study.
(1) Unwilling to participate in this study or uncompliant. (2) Shoulder pain caused by other diseases, such as cervical spondylosis, scapulohumeral periarthritis (frozen shoulder) or rotator cuff injury; shoulder pain before the onset of stroke; shoulder pain caused by thalamic lesions. (3) Severe primary diseases such as heart, lung, liver, kidney or hematopoietic system diseases. (4) Mental disorders, unconsciousness or inability to communicate normally. (5) Fear or dizziness during acupuncture therapy or allergies to moxibustion.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method VAS;
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fugl-Meyer motor assessment;Barthel Index;NIHSS;HAMD;