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Research for the Mechanism of Acupuncture Therapy on Limb Numbness in Chronic Stroke

Not Applicable
Conditions
Chronic Stroke
Registration Number
ITMCTR1900002884
Lead Sponsor
DongzhimenHospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

1. Rxperiment group: Patients with stroke sequelae and limb numbness
Diagnostic criteria: Chinese guideline for the prevention and treatment of cerebrovascular diseases, 2007.

(1) meet the diagnostic criteria of stroke;
(2) confirm that the responsible focus is located in the subcortical area by imaging (MRI);
(3) onset time: 6 months to 5 years;
(4) accompanied by clinical manifestations of unilateral limb numbness;
(5) muscle strength of the affected side of limb above level 3;
(6) right handedness;
(7) aged between 30-75 years men and women;
(8) not accompanied by consciousness disorder, hearing and vision, cognitive and mental disorders, the condition;
(9) not taking psychoactive drugs in the past month.
2. Control group: age and sex matched healthy population:

(1) right handedness;
(2) aged between 30-75 years old, male and female;
(3) physical examination shows that it belongs to the range of physical health, without organic and significant functional diseases;
(4) no central nervous system, serious mental and physical diseases, no history of drug and alcohol dependence;
(5) no infectious disease abnormalities (such as cold, headache, cough, etc.) in the experimental stage;
(6) voluntary participation in this study and with stable emotional state.

Exclusion Criteria

1. cerebral infarction or intracerebral hemorrhage in cortex;
2. intracranial space occupying lesions, inflammation, craniocerebral trauma, epilepsy, etc.; other causes of brain white matter lesions and neurodegenerative diseases, etc.;
3. diabetic peripheral neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy and other diseases, combined with serious medical diseases;
4. mental diseases and serious cognitive disorders;
5. allergic constitution, easy to be combined Those with infection and bleeding; pregnant women, lactating women and menstrual women;
6. those who can't understand the cooperation examination or have other MRI examination taboos such as claustrophobia;
7. those who find serious skull anatomical structure asymmetry or definite lesions in MRI scanning.

Study & Design

Study Type
Basic Science
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
VAS;infrared imaging;SAS&SDS;SS-QOL;NSA;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
FMA;BI;MI;
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