Acupuncture for Established Stroke

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiovascular: Stroke; Circulatory System; Stroke

• Registration Number: ISRCTN23245449
• Lead Sponsor: Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - Department of Health (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 152

Inclusion Criteria

1. All patients of any age with stroke due to infarction or haemorrhage at any brain location scanned computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
2. Physically capable of travelling to hospital for treatment
3. Giving informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who do not have capacity to communicate and give consent
2. History of serious diseases such as cancer, auto-immune disease and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
3. Fear of needling
4. History of surgery under general anaesthetic within 6 months
4. Major bleeding diseases

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary outcome of this study is changes of Action Research Arm Test between baseline and post-treatment. Data will be analysed by statistical procedure like the Mann-Whittney test.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Other outcome measures are Fugl-Meyer Assessment Scale, Ashworth spasticity Scale, 9-hole peg test, Timed 10-metre walk, and EuroQoL.