NCT02210988

Brief Summary

The investigators design a randomized, single blinded, control study to evaluate the therapeutic effect of acupuncture in acute ischemic stroke patients:

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
38

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2011

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 1, 2011

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2012

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2012

Completed
2.2 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 14, 2014

Completed
24 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 7, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

February 8, 2023

Status Verified

August 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

10 months

First QC Date

July 14, 2014

Last Update Submit

February 6, 2023

Conditions

Acute Stroke

Keywords

Acupuncture therapAcute strokeRandomized controlled trials

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale

    the fourth week

  • Fugal-Mayer Assessment

    The fourth week

  • Functional Independent Measure

    The fourth week

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale

    The three months after admission

  • Barthel index

    The three month after admission

  • Modified Rankin Scale

    The three after admission

Other Outcomes (1)

  • Number of Participants with Adverse Events

    The two week

Study Arms (1)

acupuncture

EXPERIMENTAL

The acupuncture treatment for the intervention group was provided once daily for 2 weeks.

Other: acupuncture

Interventions

acupunctureOTHER

Intervention with acupuncture

acupuncture

Eligibility Criteria

Age40 Years - 85 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may not qualify if:

  • without underling systemic major illness

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (1)

  • Liu CH, Hsieh YT, Tseng HP, Lin HC, Lin CL, Wu TY, Lin SH, Tsao SH, Zhang H. Acupuncture for a first episode of acute ischaemic stroke: an observer-blinded randomised controlled pilot study. Acupunct Med. 2016 Oct;34(5):349-355. doi: 10.1136/acupmed-2015-010825. Epub 2016 Apr 19.

    PMID: 27095698DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Interventions

Acupuncture Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesVascular DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Complementary TherapiesTherapeutics

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 14, 2014

First Posted

August 7, 2014

Study Start

May 1, 2011

Primary Completion

March 1, 2012

Study Completion

May 1, 2012

Last Updated

February 8, 2023

Record last verified: 2014-08