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CUHK_CCT00339

2012-10-10

Prospective

Nil.

Chinese Medicine Department, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong.

School of Chinese Medicine, CUHK

1. Pok Oi Hospital – The Chinese University of Hong Kong Clinical Centre for Teaching and Research in Chinese Medicine (Shatin);
2. Pok Oi Hospital – The Chinese University of Hong Kong Clinical Centre for Teaching and Research in Chinese Medicine (Yuen Long); and
3. Yan Oi Tong Chinese Medicine Polyclinic cum The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinical Training and Research Centre.

Professor Zhi-Xiu Lin.

School of Chinese Medicine, 1/F. Sino Building, CUHK, Shatin, N.T.

39436347

linzx@cuhk.edu.hk

School of Chinese Medicine, CUHK

Professor Zhi-Xiu Lin

School of Chinese Medicine, 1/F., Sino Building, CUHK, Shatin, N.T.

39436347

linzx@cuhk.edu.hk

School of Chinese Medicine, CUHK

Effectiveness of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Post-Stroke Dysphagia: A Pragmatic Trial Comparing Real Acupuncture Treatment with Waiting List

Effectiveness of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Post-Stroke Dysphagia: A Pragmatic Trial Comparing Real Acupuncture Treatment with Waiting List

針刺治療中風後吞嚥困難的臨床試驗研究

Acupuncture for Post-Stroke Dysphagia

Hong Kong, China

Yes

2012-07-18

Post-stroke dysphagia

Other

Acupuncture

Acupuncture treatment under the guidance of Chinese medicine theory

Three times a week for two months.

The conventional supportive and rehabilitative treatment will be provided in the control group.

• Age between 30-70 years old;
• With an ischemic stroke confirmed by a CT scan;
• Fulfil RBHOMS with 5 points or above with modified diet;
• Within 6 months after the first or second stroke; and
• Able to give informed consent.

• Dysphagia induced by a hemorrhagic stroke;
• Dysphagia caused by head injury or neurological disease other than stroke;
• Unstable cardiac arrhythmia;
• Life threatening infection;
• Unconsciousness or severe cognition deficits;
• Oral or throat diseases that display dysphagia;
• Patients with bleeding tendencies or thrombocytopenia, who are taking anticoagulants, or have advanced malignancy.

30 years old

70 years old

Both Male and Female

Interventional

Randomized

Active

Open label

Parallel

2013-01-01

140

Unknown

Royal Brisbane Hospital Outcome Measure for Swallowing (RBHOMS)

(1) Swallow function scores, a 7-point scale that describes the severity of swallowing dysfunction;
(2) Swallow quality-of-life questionnaire in Chinese version.

No

2013-11-11

ChiCTR-TRC-12002621

2012-10-26


Yes

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