Acupuncture for Swallowing Difficulty After a Stroke
Tests acupuncture in adults who have trouble swallowing after a stroke.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Acupuncture for Post-Stroke Dysphagia: A Clinical Study
Key facts
- Where
- Tianjin, ChinaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 80 years old?
Source: NCT07493902, who can take part
Where in China
- Xiaonong FanTianjin, ChinaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Trial code
- NCT07493902
- Record updated
- 25 March 2026
- Original description
Employing a nested design, a partially randomized preference study (Study II) is embedded within a prospective, multicenter cohort study (Study I). The cohort study, with acupuncture as the exposure factor, explores the clinical efficacy and health economic value of different integrated Chinese and Western medicine treatment protocols. The nested partially randomized preference study of different acupuncture protocols generates high-level evidence through randomized cohorts while supplementing real-world decision-making with preference cohort data.Read full original descriptionShow less
Acupuncture Treatment for Post-Stroke Dysphagia: A Prospective, Multicenter Clinical Study of a Cohort-Based Embedded Partially Randomized Preference Trial
Employing a nested design, a partially randomized preference study (Study II) is embedded within a prospective, multicenter cohort study (Study I). The cohort study, with acupuncture as the exposure factor, explores the clinical efficacy and health economic value of different integrated Chinese and Western medicine treatment protocols. The nested partially randomized preference study of different acupuncture protocols generates high-level evidence through randomized cohorts while supplementing real-world decision-making with preference cohort data.
Inclusion: Age between 18 and 80 years old, no gender restrictions; Meets diagnostic criteria for ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, confirmed by CT or MRI, with disease duration within one year; Meets diagnostic criteria for dysphagia, with FOIS grade 2-4; Vital signs stable, able to understand and cooperate with study procedures; ⑤ Patient or legal representative agrees to sign informed consent.
Exclusion: Dysphagia not caused by stroke, but resulting from other neurological disorders (e.g., motor neuron disease, myasthenia gravis) or organic lesions (e.g., tumors); Patients with psychiatric disorders or severe cognitive impairment who cannot cooperate with treatment; Patients with an expected survival time of less than 3 months; ④ Individuals with contrast medium allergy; Patients with severe needle phobia who cannot tolerate the procedure; ⑥ Pregnant women, those planning pregnancy, or lactating women; ⑦ Individuals who have participated in other clinical trials or received acupuncture within the past week.