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2023 , Vol. 43 >Issue 6: 1259 - 1267

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20221006.004

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Bloodletting puncture in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke: protocol for a mixed-method study of a multi-center randomized controlled trial and focus group

  • Zeqi DAI ,
  • Xing LIAO ,
  • Yueyue GUAN ,
  • Zixiu ZENG ,
  • Jun TANG ,
  • Jing HU
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  • 1 Center for Evidence Based Chinese Medicine, Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
    2 Department of Encephalopathy, Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing 400021, China
    3 Evidence-based Medicine Center, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100010, China

Received date: 2022-07-11

  Accepted date: 2022-09-12

  Online published: 2023-10-06

Supported by

Research Design and Application of Mixed Methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine(CI2021B003);Evidence-based Ability Improvement and Platform Construction of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Encephalopathy(2019XZZX-NB014);Research Priorities on Screening and Evaluating Appropriate and Effective Health Technologies in Specific Disease Field of TCM(CI2021A05503);Evaluation Method and Demonstration Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Technology Assessment(CI2021A00701-3);Evidence Mapping and Scoping Review of Chinese Patent Medicines for Clearing Heat and Detoxifying(ZZ13-YQ-075)

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Abstract

This study is to investigate the effectiveness and safety of bloodletting puncture (BP) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) when used in combination with standard treatment, as well as the patients' feelings and attitudes toward the treatment. This is a mixed method research which includes a multi-center, superiority, randomized controlled clinical trial, and focus group interview. A total of 360 AIS participants will be enrolled. They will be randomized into one of the following two groups for 7 d: (a) BP with standard treatment group (n = 180); (b) standard treatment group (n = 180). The primary outcome will be National Institute of Health stroke scale (NIHSS) score at day 7 after treatment. Secondary outcomes will be changes of Glasgow Coma Scale score, NIHSS score, mRS and Traditional Chinese Medicine syndrome score from baseline to 7, 14, and 30 d after treatment, recurrence rate and all-cause mortality rate within 30 d, and the safety assessments. The focus group will be conducted with a purposive sample of 1-2 acupuncturists and 1-2 patients respectively at each center at 7 and 30 d after treatment. We designed a mixed method study to evaluate the effect of BP, an acupuncture therapy for patients with AIS. If the findings of this study confirm the effectiveness of BP to reduce the NIHSS score and other related outcomes and patients are willing to accept the therapy, we believe this study will help the implementation of this therapy in clinical practice, and provide new evidence for the treatment of AIS.

Key words： bloodletting; punctures; ischemic stroke; equivalence trial; randomized controlled trial; focus groups; clinical protocols

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Zeqi DAI , Xing LIAO , Yueyue GUAN , Zixiu ZENG , Jun TANG , Jing HU . Bloodletting puncture in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke: protocol for a mixed-method study of a multi-center randomized controlled trial and focus group[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2023 , 43(6) : 1259 -1267 . DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20221006.004

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