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Electroacupuncture and rTMS for Post-Stroke Motor Recovery
Sponsor: Jing Tao
Summary
This study aims to evaluate the combined efficacy of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) and Electroacupuncture (EA) in improving motor function recovery post-stroke, compared to rTMS combined with sham EA. Participants will receive either active EA or sham EA alongside standard rTMS treatment. Outcomes will be assessed using standardized clinical scales and neuroimaging techniques to explore underlying neuroplasticity mechanisms.
Official title: Efficacy and Safety of Electroacupuncture Combined With rTMS on Motor Function Recovery After Stroke: A Multi-center Randomized Controlled Clinical Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
40 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
180
Start Date
2025-08-27
Completion Date
2027-12-31
Last Updated
2025-09-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Active EA
Participants will receive electroacupuncture once daily for 2 consecutive weeks (total 10 sessions). Disposable sterile needles will be inserted at standardized acupoints to achieve de qi, then connected to an electroacupuncture device for 30 minutes per session.
Sham EA
Participants will receive sham electroacupuncture once daily for 2 consecutive weeks (total 10 sessions). Disposable blunt needles will be placed at the same acupoints without skin penetration or electrical stimulation, with the electroacupuncture device turned on but delivering no current, for 30 minutes per session.
Active rTMS
Participants will receive high-frequency rTMS to the ipsilesional M1 area once daily for 2 consecutive weeks (total 10 sessions). Stimulation will be delivered with a MagPro R30 stimulator at 10 Hz, 1600 pulses per session, 4-second trains with 41-second inter-train intervals.
Locations (3)
Fuzhou University Affiliated Provincial Hospital
Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Fujian Provincial People's Hospital
Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China