脑卒中患者内口针治疗:随机对照试验的研究方案
Jin-Jin Wang1,2, Meng-Meng Shao2, Xue-Zhen Zhou2
1The Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Journal of acupuncture and meridian studies
|June 20, 2024
概括
这项研究研究了口内针治疗中风后 (PSS) 的情况,并将其与假针进行比较. 结果将为PSS治疗提供信息,并澄清中风后的唾液问题.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 康复医学 康复医学 康复医学
- 综合医学是一个整体的医学.
背景情况:
- 脑卒中后 (PSS) 显著影响生活质量,影响自我形象,社会互动,并可能导致抑郁症.
- 目前证据将过度的唾液与PSS联系在一起是有限的,并且缺乏针对针疗法的大规模试验.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较口内针与假针在治疗PSS方面的有效性.
- 探索中风患者的唾液,唾液严重程度和吞功能之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 一个前性的,单中心的,随机的,假控制的试验,涉及106名PSS患者.
- 参与者将接受4周的口内或假针治疗.
- 还将监测53名没有PSS的中风患者的对照组.
主要成果:
- 主要结局是从基线到4周和8周的3分钟唾液重量 (3MSW) 的变化.
- 二次结果包括使用滴水严重程度和频率等级和功能性口服摄入量等级的评估.
结论:
- 这项研究旨在为PSS治疗策略提供关键证据.
- 结果可能会阐明PSS主要是由于唾液产量增加或吞功能受损.
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