MedPath

Effect of acupuncture therapy on cerebrovascular capacity in acute stroke patients

Completed
Conditions
Acute cerebral infarction
Circulatory 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
Inclusion Criteria

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.

Exclusion Criteria

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
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
© Copyright 2025. All Rights Reserved by MedPath