Contralateral needling at the foot of unaffected side combining with rehabilitation treatment for motor dysfunction of hand after ischemic stroke: study protocol for a randomized controlled pilot trial

doi:10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2023.05.007

Abstract

Abstract:

This pilot study is to assess the feasibility and the effect of a combination therapy of rehabilitation treatment and contralateral needling, which is manipulated at the foot of the unaffected side, for the recovery of the paretic hand post-stroke. This prospective pilot clinical trial will recruit 72 stroke patients with paretic hands and a disease course of 14 to 90 d. Patients will be randomized into two groups: the control group will receive conventional Xingnao Kaiqiao acupuncture and basic treatment for the stroke; based on the control group, the observation group will receive the contralateral needling at the foot of the unaffected side combined with the rehabilitation movement of the paretic hand. 12 sessions will be administrated for 2 weeks. The primary outcome, Fugl-Meyer Assessment, and the secondary outcomes, the handgrip strength, the range of motion, the modified Barthel index, and the Brunnstrom recovery stages, will be measured the recovery of the hand motor function during the 2 weeks’ intervention. This study aims to investigate the instant effect of contralateral needling at the foot of the unaffected side combined with the rehabilitation treatment movement for patients with the paretic hand of Poststroke motor dysfunction and provide the previous evidence for the future large sample studies.

Key words: acupuncture, contralateral needing, opposing needling, rehabilitation, stroke, clinical trial protocol

LI Menghan, YAN Yan, DENG Shizhe, WANG Yu, FU Yu, SHI Lei, YANG Jin, ZHANG Chunhong. Contralateral needling at the foot of unaffected side combining with rehabilitation treatment for motor dysfunction of hand after ischemic stroke: study protocol for a randomized controlled pilot trial[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2023, 43(5): 1034-1039.

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Item	Study period
	Baseline Week -1	Intervention
	Week -1	Week 0	Week 1	Week 2
Enrollment:
Informed consent	×
Eligibility screen	×
Demographic data	×
Vital signs	×
Medical history	×
Randomization	×
Intervention:
Observation group		×	×	×
Control group		×	×	×
Assessment:
FMA-UE	×			×
HGS	×			×
ROM	×			×
MBI	×			×
BRS-H	×			×
AE		×	×	×

Item	Study period
	Baseline Week -1	Intervention
	Week -1	Week 0	Week 1	Week 2
Enrollment:
Informed consent	×
Eligibility screen	×
Demographic data	×
Vital signs	×
Medical history	×
Randomization	×
Intervention:
Observation group		×	×	×
Control group		×	×	×
Assessment:
FMA-UE	×			×
HGS	×			×
ROM	×			×
MBI	×			×
BRS-H	×			×
AE		×	×	×

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