NCT01773291

Adjuvant Acupuncture for Severe Head Injury

Adjuvant Acupuncture Therapy in Patients With Severe Head Injury: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on severe head injury under conventional treatment. A double-blind clinical trial is conducted up to 6 weeks and the change of subjects' Glasgow coma scale (GCS) and muscle power is measured.

Detailed description

Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on severe head injury under conventional treatment. Methods: 90 subjects aged 12 to 70 years with severe head injury (Glasgow coma scale score 8 or less) are randomly divided into acupuncture, laser acupuncture and control group. We use restoring consciousness acupuncture (GV26 and 12 Well points) to treat the subjects 3 sessions per week under conventional treatment at Department of Neurosurgery. A double-blind clinical trial is conducted up to 6 weeks and the change of subjects' GCS and muscle power is measured.

Conditions

• Head Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	acupuncture	acupuncture on GV26 and 12 Well points
OTHER	laser acupuncture	laser acupuncture on GV26 and 12 Well points
OTHER	control	sham laser acupuncture

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-01-01
• Primary completion: 2015-07-01
• Completion: 2015-07-01
• First posted: 2013-01-23
• Last updated: 2016-01-28
• Results posted: 2015-11-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan