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The Effectiveness of Acupuncture Treatment for Post-Stroke Depression and Anxiety Disorder.

NCT04283591 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2021-02-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Poststroke depression is seen with a frequency of up to 30%. Drug options for depression and accompanying sleep problems are limited; In addition, effective doses cannot be increased depending on the comorbidities of the patients and the side effect profiles and drug interactions of the drugs used. Acupuncture has been used in Chinese traditional medicine for more than 2000 years and there are findings that it has positive effects in post-stroke depression and anxiety disorders.

The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness and reliability of acupuncture treatment in depression and anxiety disorders developing after stroke and to reduce the need for multiple drugs and / or high-dose medication in the treatment of these complications.

The hypothesis of the study: Acupuncture is an effective and reliable treatment method for depression and anxiety disorders in stroke patients.

Conditions

  • Post-stroke Depression
  • Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture Treatment

Acupuncture Treatment Group will get acupuncture treatment which will be applied to Baihui (DU20), Yintang (EX-HN3) points of the hemiplegic side and bilateral Tai Chong (LR3), Hegu (LI4) points for 4 weeks, twice a week.

OTHER

Conventional Rehabilitation Programme

They will continue to receive the conventional rehabilitation programme.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital

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Principal Investigators

  • Eser Kalaoğlu, MD · Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-08-01
Primary Completion
2020-11-30
Completion
2020-12-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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