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Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine ›› 2018, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (01): 95-100.

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Effect of electro-scalp acupuncture on acute ischemic stroke: a randomized, single blind, trial

Liu Xiaoxi, Zhang Xuezhu, Nie Kun, Jia Yujie, Li Jing, Ling Zhenzhen, Wang Yao, Chang Shichen   

  1. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine;Graduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine;
  • Online:2018-02-15 Published:2018-02-15
  • Supported by:
    Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China:Effect and Mechanism of Acupuncture on Regulating Cerebral Nerve Inflammation and Peripheral Immune Suppression in VD(No.81473766), Study on the Effects of Acupuncture on Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity and the Mechanism of"Cell Stress"Based on LINCS Network Integrated Public Database(No.81574049), Based on ACE/ACE2 axis and VEGF-Dll4/Notch Pathway to Study the Molecular Mechanism of Acupuncture Intervention in the Establishment of Collateral Circulation of Cerebral Infarction(No.81674056), Key Project of Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin City:Acupuncture Adjustment Th17/Treg Balance Against Nerve Inflammation damage(No.16JCZDJC36200)

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Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical efficacy and safety of electro-scalp acupuncture in the treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke.METHODS: Totally 74 patients with acute ischemic stroke were enrolled and divided into either body acupuncture(Control) or electro-scalp acupuncture(ESA) groups according to randomized controlled principle. The patients in the control group weregiven body acupuncture treatment once daily for28 d, whereas except for the body acupuncture,electro-scalp acupuncture was additional treatment given to the ESA group. Neurological deficits,everyday motor function and muscle strength were evaluated at baseline and the 28 th d by NIH Stroke Scale(NIHSS), Fugl-Meyer Assessment(FMA) and Modified Barthel Index Score(MBI), respectively.RESULTS: There were not obvious between-group differences in the baseline efficacy parameters(NIHSS, FMA and MBI)(all P > 0.05), whereas significant between-group differences were found in post-treatment NIHSS, FMA-UE and MBI scores(all P < 0.05). After acupuncture treatment, systematic within-group improvements were found in the two groups for any of the efficacy parameters assessed(all P < 0.01), and the ESA group showed higher significant improvements in NIHSS, FMA-UE and MBI scores(all P < 0.05).CONCLUSION: Electro-scalp acupuncture was efficacious in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke,which resulted in meaningful improvements in neurologic function, motor function and activities of daily living of patients.

Key words: Stroke, Scalp acupuncture, Neurologic manifestations, Motor disorders, Activities of daily living

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Liu Xiaoxi, Zhang Xuezhu, Nie Kun, Jia Yujie, Li Jing, Ling Zhenzhen, Wang Yao, Chang Shichen. Effect of electro-scalp acupuncture on acute ischemic stroke: a randomized, single blind, trial[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2018, 38(01): 95-100.