Effect of acupuncture therapy on cerebrovascular capacity in acute stroke patients
- Conditions
- Acute cerebral infarctionCirculatory System
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN99117074
- Lead Sponsor
- Research Office of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated to Capital Medical University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
1. Aged between 30 to 80 years old with acute cerebral infarction, and their onset time is less than 7 days
2. Meet the western medicine diagnostic criterion for cerebral infarction issued by American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, AHA/ASA in 2013
3. Meet the traditional Chinese medicine diagnostic criterion developed according to the Stroke Diagnosis and Curative Effect Evaluation Standard (Draft) by State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acute Encephalopathy Research Group
4. Diagnosis confirmed by head CT or MRI
5. Confirmed with CVR impairment by breath-holding test
6. With NIHSS score larger than or equal to 5 points, or less than or equal to 20 points, and Glasgow Coma Scale score larger than or equal to 12 points
7. Agree to participant in this trial and assign the informed consent.
1. Using antithrombotics such as Low Molecular Heparin because of some other disease
2. Carotid artery stenting
3. Serious heart, lung or kidney diseases
4. Do not coordinate the brain ultrasound examination or quantitative score evaluation due to other diseases
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method