Acupuncture in Stroke Rehabilitation - Full Text View

Sponsors and Collaborators:	University of Kansas American Heart Association
Information provided by:	University of Kansas
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00547690

Purpose

The primary purpose of the study is to examine the effect of acupuncture treatment when combined with strength training on the motor functional recovery of stroke survivors

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Stroke	Other: Acupuncture and Strengthening Other: Strengthening Alone	Phase II

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Crossover Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Electro-Acupuncture and Strengthening Exercise for Hemiplegic Elbow and Wrist Joints

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Acupuncture Rehabilitation

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Kansas:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Fugl-Meyer Motor Scores [ Time Frame: Before and After 6 Week Treatment ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Active wrist ROM [ Time Frame: Before and After 6 Week Treatment ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Quantitative Measure of Muscle Spasticity [ Time Frame: Before and After 6 Week Treatment ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Ashworth Score [ Time Frame: Before and After 6 Week Treatment ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	20
Study Start Date:	April 2003
Study Completion Date:	October 2008
Primary Completion Date:	October 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental Acupuncture and strength training	Other: Acupuncture and Strengthening Acupuncture and strengthening
2 Strength training	Other: Strengthening Alone Strengthening training program

Detailed Description:

In this study, we compare the effect on motor functional improvement between a combined acupuncture and strength training program and the strength training alone. The results may allow us to determine whether the acupuncture may bring in additional benefit to the motor recovery in the upper limb in stroke survivors

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	20 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

After stroke (>6 months)

Exclusion Criteria:

Other neurological diseases

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00547690

Locations

United States, Kansas
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Kansas

American Heart Association

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Wen Liu, PhD

University of Kansas

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	University of Kansas Medical Center ( Wen Liu )
Study ID Numbers:	9179, 0555637Z
Study First Received:	October 18, 2007
Last Updated:	November 5, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00547690 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Cerebral Infarction
Stroke
Vascular Diseases

Central Nervous System Diseases
Brain Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Nervous System Diseases
Stroke
Vascular Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases

Cardiovascular Diseases
Brain Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 02, 2009