Acupuncture for Post-Stroke Dysphagia: A Clinical Study
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorFirst Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
About this trial
Employing a nested design, a partially randomized preference study (Study II) is embedded within a prospective, multicenter cohort study (Study I). The cohort study, with acupuncture as the exposure factor, explores the clinical efficacy and health economic value of different integrated Chinese and Western medicine treatment protocols. The nested partially randomized preference study of different acupuncture protocols generates high-level evidence through randomized cohorts while supplementing real-world decision-making with preference cohort data.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age between 18 and 80 years old, no gender restrictions;
Meets diagnostic criteria for ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, confirmed by CT or MRI, with disease duration within one year;
Meets diagnostic criteria for dysphagia, with FOIS grade 2-4;
Vital signs stable, able to understand and cooperate with study procedures; ⑤ Patient or legal representative agrees to sign informed consent.
Disqualifiers
Dysphagia not caused by stroke, but resulting from other neurological disorders (e.g., motor neuron disease, myasthenia gravis) or organic lesions (e.g., tumors);
Patients with psychiatric disorders or severe cognitive impairment who cannot cooperate with treatment;
Patients with an expected survival time of less than 3 months; ④ Individuals with contrast medium allergy;
Patients with severe needle phobia who cannot tolerate the procedure; ⑥ Pregnant women, those planning pregnancy, or lactating women; ⑦ Individuals who have participated in other clinical trials or received acupuncture within the past week.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- acupuncture
Treatment groups
3,232 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov