NCT03097055

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

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: China Medical University, Taiwan · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Detailed description

Acupuncture Treatment in Stroke is a widely practiced in Taiwan, mainland China, and around the world. The using in stroke group is countless. Numerous clinical trials have been conducted in the medical community to assess efficacy, and the results mostly suggest that acupuncture may be an effective, low side effects adjuvant therapy. Ischemic stroke is also associated with chronic inflammation-related diseases. In recent years, the anti-inflammatory effect of acupuncture was gradually found. So, whether in the basic or in clinical, the investigators can deduce that acupuncture may be helpful for stroke as an adjuvant therapy. This study evaluates the neurological function of patients with acute stroke by using the widely used National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) and Barthel Index. Also, the investigators assess the degree of inflammation by biomarkers. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore the effect of acupuncture intervention on acute ischemic patients and its relationship in anti-inflammatory actions.

Conditions

• Acute Ischemic Stroke
• Acupuncture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-03-30
• Primary completion: 2018-12-18
• Completion: 2019-09-30
• First posted: 2017-03-31
• Last updated: 2019-12-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan