NCT05561088

Efficacy and Safety of Head Acupuncture After Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

A Single-center, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study of Mechanical Thrombectomy Followed by Acupuncture for Acute Ischemic Stroke

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 272 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Xi'an No.3 Hospital · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of head acupuncture combined with endovascular therapy for cerebral infarction compared with endovascular therapy alone

Detailed description

Control group: Mechanical thrombectomy followed by the guideline recommended treatment for acute ischemic stroke; Experimental group: After mechanical thrombectomy, head acupuncture and the treatment regimen recommended by the guideline for acute ischemic stroke were administered

Conditions

• Acupuncture
• Acute Ischemic Stroke
• Mechanical Thrombectomy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Scalp Acupuncture	mplementation plan of head needle: The middle frontal line (MS1), the middle parietal line (MS5) and the back parietal and temporal oblique line (MS7) in the International Standardization Program for the Name of the first needle Point in 1989 were selected, and the needles were inserted along the shape of each section. One needle was inserted into the middle frontal line and the middle parietal line, and two needles were inserted into the back parietal and temporal oblique line. The KWD-808I pulse electrotherapy instrument produced by Changzhou Wujin Great Wall Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. is used on the needle handle after lifting, inserting and twisting. The continuous waveform was used, the voltage was 2-4 V, the frequency was 60-80 times /min, the intensity was tolerated by the patient, the needle was kept for 30min, and the treatment was performed once a day.
OTHER	The treatment recommended in the guidelines for acute ischemic stroke was administered	The treatment recommended in the guidelines for acute ischemic stroke was administered

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-27
• Primary completion: 2026-02-28
• Completion: 2028-10-31
• First posted: 2022-09-30
• Last updated: 2023-05-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China