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Acupuncture Intervention to Improve Neurological Function and Anti-inflammatory Effect in Acute Ischemic Stroke (ANAIS)

NCT03097055 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2019-12-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will have acupuncture intervention in acute ischemic stroke patients and evaluate the effect in neurological function improving by National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Modified Rankin Scale (mRS), Barthel Index, and antiinflammatory actions by biomarkers.

Conditions

  • Acute Ischemic Stroke
  • Acupuncture

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Traditional Acupuncture

widely ongoing traditional acupoints in scalp and limbs with traditional "deqi" manipulation, for stroke patient

PROCEDURE

Minimal Acupuncture

non-traditional acupoints in scalp and limbs, with minimal manipulation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • China Medical University, Taiwan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chueh-Yi Tsai, MD · Nantou Hospital of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan; China Medical University, Taiwan

  • Ching-Liang Hsieh, MD/PhD · China Medical University, Taiwan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-30
Primary Completion
2018-12-18
Completion
2019-09-30

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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