Acupuncture Efficacy on Ischemic Stroke Recovery: Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial in China [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—
Acupuncture seemed to be safe in the subacute phase of ischemic stroke. If the potential benefits observed are confirmed in future larger study, the health gain from wider use of the treatment could be substantial.

Clinical Trial Registration—
URL: http://www.chictr.org/en/. Unique identifier: ChiCTR-TRC-11001353.

Source: Stroke - April 27, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Zhang, S., Wu, B., Liu, M., Li, N., Zeng, X., Liu, H., Yang, Q., Han, Z., Rao, P., Wang, D., on behalf of all Investigators Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction Clinical Sciences Source Type: research