Study on the Effect Mechanism of Acupuncture Combined With Swallowing Training in Oral Dysphagia of Stroke
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05982977 |
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First Posted : August 9, 2023
Last Update Posted : August 22, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Dysphagia Stroke Oral Phase | Other: Acupuncture Behavioral: Conventional rehabilitation | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 56 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | This study was a parallel, randomized controlled trial. Qualified subjects were numbered according to the inclusion order and randomly assigned to the swallowing training treatment group and the acupuncture combined swallowing training treatment group in a 1:1 ratio. |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Masking Description: | Since acupuncture intervention could not blind subjects and investigators, evaluators and statisticians were secretly grouped to avoid measurement bias as much as possible |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Study on the Effect Mechanism of Acupuncture Combined With Swallowing Training to Regulate the Cortical Swallowing Network in Oral Dysphagia of Stroke |
Estimated Study Start Date : | September 30, 2023 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | August 1, 2025 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | August 1, 2025 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Acupuncture rehabilitation group
Acupuncture rehabilitation intervention was given on the basis of conventional rehabilitation therapy.Disinfected with 75% alcohol and applied the needles at a depth of 25-35mm. Acupuncture stimulation of Lianquan (CV23) and Fengchi (GB20). The needles were retained for 30 minutes/time, once a day, and 5 days/week for a total of 4 weeks.
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Other: Acupuncture
The patient was placed in a supine position, selected Lianquan, Fengchi, and acupoints. |
Active Comparator: Conventional rehabilitation group
This group participants would take swallowing training 30 minutes/time, once a day, 5 days/week, a total of 4 weeks of intervention. At the same time, stroke basic treatment, nutritional support and other symptomatic treatment
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Behavioral: Conventional rehabilitation
swallowing training included breathing training, masticatory muscle training, oral movement training and feeding training. |
- Oral functional score [ Time Frame: 4 weeks (Before and after intervation) ]To assess participants' oral swallowing function
- Surface electromyography [ Time Frame: 4 weeks (Before and after intervation) ]To assess the swallowing muscle activity
- Water swallowing test (WST) [ Time Frame: 4 weeks (Before and after intervation) ]The severity of dysphagia was assessed by the WST. Level 1: Can drink 30ml water successfully within 5 seconds; Level 2: Drink water more than 2 times, can swallow without choking. Level 3: Can be drunk once, but cough. Level 4: swallowed more than twice, but with choking. Level 5: Frequent choking, unable to swallow all. Normal: Level 1, Suspicious: Level 1, more than 5 seconds or level 2; Abnormal: Level 3 to 5
- Standardized Swallowing Assessment (SSA) [ Time Frame: 4 weeks (Before and after intervation) ]To assess the severity of swallowing. The lowest score on this scale is 18 points, the highest score is 46 points, the higher the score, the worse the swallowing function.
- Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS) [ Time Frame: 4 weeks (Before and after intervation) ]To assess the condition of swallowing. The grade of FOIS was categorized as level 1 to 3 (poor FOIS: tube feeding), levels 4 and 5 (moderate FOIS: total oral diet requiring special preparation) or levels 6 and 7 (good FOIS: total oral diet without special preparation).
- Teacher salivation rating (TDS) [ Time Frame: 4 weeks (Before and after intervation) ]Assess salivation. Level 1: No salivation; Level 2: Small amount, occasional flow. Level 3: Stream from time to time; Level 4: Flow frequently, but not linearly; Level 5: Flow in line, chest often wet
- Swallowing Related Daily Quality of Life Scale (SWAL-QOL) [ Time Frame: 4 weeks (Before and after intervation) ]Assessed patients' quality of life. The SWAL-QOL scale consists of 11 dimensions, covering 44 items, of which 10 dimensions measure patients' quality of life and one dimension measures patients' swallowing symptoms. The 10 quality of life dimensions included 30 items, of which 8 (25 items in total) were related to swallowing, including psychological burden, eating time, appetite, food choice, verbal communication, fear of eating, mental health, and social interaction: the common dimension had 2 (5 items in total), including fatigue and sleep. The dimension of swallowing symptoms included 14 items. The SWAL-OOL scale was scored by Likert scoring method. The higher the score of five levels (1-5 respectively), the better the quality of life.
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 40 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients meeting the diagnostic criteria for acute ischemic stroke established by the Neurology Society of the Chinese Medical Association and confirmed by craniocerebral CT or MRI;
- Oral dysphagia caused by stroke;
- Currently diet is restricted, FOIS score is 5 or less; WST score 3 or above;
- MoCA score of 21 or above, able to understand and follow simple instructions from the treatment staff, able to cooperate and willing to undergo examination and treatment;
- 40 to 75 years old;
- Conscious and stable vital signs;
- Convalescent patients with stroke course and dysphagia duration between 1-6 months;
- Voluntary participation and informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with dysphagia not caused by stroke or non-stroke oral dysphagia;
- Previous history of stroke or dysphagia;
- Patients with serious primary diseases or mental disorders of other systems;
- Suffering from various bleeding prone diseases;
- Severe needle fainting;
- People with metal implants.
- Patients with poor compliance are not treated as prescribed
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05982977
Contact: Qingqing Zhang | 18150019719 | 2017013@fjtcm.edu.cn |
Principal Investigator: | Qingqing Zhang | Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine |
Responsible Party: | Qingqing Zhang, Lecturer, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05982977 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2022J01880 |
First Posted: | August 9, 2023 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 22, 2023 |
Last Verified: | August 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Dysphagia stroke cortical swallowing network Oral Phase |
Deglutition Disorders Stroke Cerebrovascular Disorders Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Vascular Diseases |
Cardiovascular Diseases Esophageal Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Digestive System Diseases Pharyngeal Diseases Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases |