Acupuncture + Neuromodulation for Post-Stroke Aphasia

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

82

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 1, 2020

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2024

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2025

Conditions
Aphasia, Rehabilitation
Interventions
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Combined Low- and High-Frequency rTMS Intervention

This intervention involves the application of rTMS using an 8-shaped coil with a frequency of 1Hz for low-frequency stimulation and 5Hz for high-frequency stimulation, in accordance with the study protocol.

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Combined High- and Low-Frequency rTMS Intervention

Similar to Arm A, but the sequence of low and high-frequency rTMS is reversed.

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rTMS

Participants receive an individualized rTMS therapy plan based on integrated analysis of assessment data, targeting specific brain areas to enhance language function recovery post-stroke.

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rTMS + Acupuncture

"Participants undergo a combined treatment of rTMS as described for the rTMS Experimental Group and traditional Chinese acupuncture based on the Kaiqiao Jieyan method, targeting specific acupoints to facilitate recovery."

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rTMS

Participants receive a conventional rTMS treatment as per established guidelines, serving as an active comparator to the experimental interventions.

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Acupuncture

"Participants receive Kaiqiao Jieyan acupuncture therapy alone, without rTMS, following traditional Chinese medicine protocols for post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation."

Trial Locations (1)

200080

RECRUITING

Shanghai Yueyang Integrated Medicine Hospital, Shanghai

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Shanghai Yueyang Integrated Medicine Hospital

OTHER