# A Randomized Controlled Study of the Effectiveness of Scalp Electroacupuncture in Improving Upper Limb Motor Function in Convalescent Phase of Ischemic Stroke.

> **NCT02850198** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Shaanxi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine** · enrollment: 328 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Ischemic Stroke

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** scalp electroacupuncture
- **DEVICE:** sham scalp electroacupuncture

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02850198
- **Lead sponsor:** Shaanxi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2016-08
- **Primary completion:** 2020-12
- **Final completion:** 2020-12
- **Target enrollment:** 328 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2019-02-26


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02850198

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02850198, "A Randomized Controlled Study of the Effectiveness of Scalp Electroacupuncture in Improving Upper Limb Motor Function in Convalescent Phase of Ischemic Stroke.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02850198. Licensed CC0.

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