Effects of electroacupuncture on post-stroke dysphagia: a randomized controlled trial
- Conditions
- Post-stroke dysphagia
- Registration Number
- ITMCTR2024000216
- Lead Sponsor
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
1. Diagnosed with stroke according to the 2019 guidelines of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and confirmed by cranial CT or MRI;
2. Aged between 20 and 80 years, regardless of gender;
3. Stroke onset between 7 days and 3 months with newly developed dysphagia;
4. PAS score of 3 or higher in VFS/FEES screening protocol;
5. NIHSS-1a score of 0 or 1;
6. Cooperate with various examinations and rehabilitation training;
7. Voluntary participation in the trial and signed written informed content.
1. History of dysphagia;
2. Severe cognitive or psychiatric disorders;
3. Pregnant or breastfeeding women;
4. Dysphagia caused by other diseases, such as nasopharyngeal cancer, esophageal cancer, or brain injury;
5. Diagnosed with progressive neurological diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis);
6. Chronic diseases affecting heart or respiratory conditions (e.g., severe emphysema or heart failure, making neck needling unsafe);
7. Receiving continuous oxygen therapy or equipped with oxygen supply equipment;
8. Participants who have participated in similar clinical studies within the past 3 months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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