WU Ping1, LIANG Fanrong1, LI Ying1, et al. Clinical Observation on Acupuncture plus Rehabilitation Training for Dysphagia after Stroke—A Multi-centered Random-controlled Trial[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2011, 52(1): 45-48.
WU Ping1, LIANG Fanrong1, LI Ying1, et al. Clinical Observation on Acupuncture plus Rehabilitation Training for Dysphagia after Stroke—A Multi-centered Random-controlled Trial[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2011, 52(1): 45-48.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2011.01.019.
Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture plus rehabilitation training for dysphagia after stroke.Methods Totally 229 cases were randomized into three groups
treatment group Ⅰ (74 cases)
treatment group Ⅱ (75 cases)
and the control group (80 cases).The treatment group Ⅰ was treated with acupuncture
the treatment group Ⅱ with acupuncture and rehabilitation training
and the control group with rehabilitation training.Five times of treatment were applied every week
4 weeks in succession.After treatment for four weeks
the effect was evaluated according to the TCM swallowing assessment
swallowing test
and SWAL-QOL of the three groups.Results The total effective rate of TCM swallowing assessment was 83.56% in the treatment group Ⅰ
74.67% in the treatment group Ⅱ
and 64.00% in the control group with significant difference among them (P<0.01).The total effective rate of swallowing test was 83.56% in the treatment group Ⅰ
89.33% in the treatment group Ⅱ
and 66.67% in the control group with significant difference among the three (P<0.01).The scores of SWAL-QOL of three groups were all improved (P<0.01)
compared with the control group
the difference in treatment group Ⅰ and Ⅱ was also significant after treatment (P<0.01).Conclusion Acupuncture plus rehabilitation training is effective for dysphagia after stroke and it is a safe treatment.