NCT07113990Recruiting
Electroacupuncture and rTMS for Post-Stroke Motor Recovery
Efficacy and Safety of Electroacupuncture Combined With rTMS on Motor Function Recovery After Stroke: A Multi-center Randomized Controlled Clinical Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 3 Nov 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
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.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 180 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 3 Aug 2025
- Start date
- 27 Aug 2025
- Primary completion date
- 31 Jul 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Jing Tao
- Diseases
- Stroke
- NCT number
- NCT07113990
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 180
- From 27 Aug 2025 to the primary completion date, 31 Jul 2027
- 3 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Presence of metallic implants or contraindications for MRI.
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or concurrent participation in other clinical trials affecting outcomes.
Other illness
- History of epilepsy or familial epilepsy.
- Severe aphasia or cognitive impairment (MoCA \< 18).
- Severe systemic complications (e.g., severe organ dysfunction, deep vein thrombosis).
Other
- Motor dysfunction due to non-vascular causes (e.g., tumor, trauma).
- Severe anxiety (HAMA \> 7) or depression (HAMD \> 8).
- Severe spasticity (modified Ashworth ≥ 2).
- Fear or intolerance of TMS or electroacupuncture.
Who the study is looking for
- Diagnosed with stroke confirmed by neuroimaging (CT/MRI).
- First-ever stroke, unilateral hemispheric lesion, related to motor dysfunction.
- Age between 40 and 75 years.
- Duration from stroke onset between 2 weeks and 6 months.
- Brunnstrom stage II-IV.
- Right-handed.
- Able to understand instructions and voluntarily provide written informed consent.
Age in the registry: 40 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (3)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fujian Provincial People's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Fuzhou | China | Not yet recruiting |
| Fuzhou University Affiliated Provincial Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Fuzhou | China | Recruiting |
| Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Wenzhou | China | Not yet recruiting |
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