Can Acupuncture Benefit Surgical Patients With Haemorrhagic Stroke?

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke
• Interventions: Procedure: Conventional rehabilitation; Procedure: Acupuncture

• Registration Number: NCT01037894
• Lead Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong

Brief 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.

Detailed 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 Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-01
• Study First Submitted: 2009-12-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-12-22
• Study First Posted: 2009-12-23
• Primary Completion: 2012-09
• Study Completion: 2012-09
• Status Verified: 2013-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-01-10
• Last Update Posted: 2013-01-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 55

Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control	Conventional rehabilitation	Conventional rehabilitation only
Acupuncture	Acupuncture	Acupuncture and conventional rehabilitation

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended	Six week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional Independence Measure (FIM) score	Six week
Modified Aschoff Score	Six week
Neurocognitive State Examination(NCSE)score	Six week
Motor scores of upper limb and lower limb with Fugl-Meyer Scale	six week
Modified Functional Ambulation Category (MFAC)	Six week
Modified Rivermead Mobility Index (MRMI)	Six week
Barthel Index	Six week
Modified Rankin Scale	Six week

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Prince of Wales Hospital; 🇨🇳 Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China