Systematic evaluation of acupuncture for treatment of post-stroke spastic paralysis / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
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(12): 683-688, 2009.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the effects of acupuncture on post-stroke spastic paralysis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A systematic evaluation including all the relavant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or quasi-RCTs of acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of post-stroke spastic paralysis were carried out according to the method recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Nine hundred and seventy-eight patients being included in fourteen papers met the enrolled criteria. However, their methodological quality was relatively poor. Meta-analysis of nine trials indicated that there was no significant difference between the treatment groups and the control groups in Ashworth scores, Carr-Shepherd scores, nerve defect scores and hip adductor tension scores. Whereas the Fugel-Meyer scores in one trial and the Barthel scores in three trials were better in the treatment groups than those of the control group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>A reliable conclusion can not be drawn from the present data because of the defects in methodological quality and insufficient numbers of trials, especially lack the long-term terminal outcomes, although it appears a tedency that acupuncture can improve the conditions of post-stroke spastic paralysis. Therefore, it is necessary to perform more multi-central RCTs of high quality in future.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Therapeutics
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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Cerebral Palsy
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Treatment Outcome
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Stroke
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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