# Efficacy and Safety of Head Acupuncture After Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

> **NCT05561088** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Xi'an No.3 Hospital** · enrollment: 272 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Acupuncture
- Acute Ischemic Stroke
- Mechanical Thrombectomy

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Scalp Acupuncture
- **OTHER:** The treatment recommended in the guidelines for acute ischemic stroke was administered

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05561088
- **Lead sponsor:** Xi'an No.3 Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER_GOV
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2023-04-27
- **Primary completion:** 2026-02-28
- **Final completion:** 2028-10-31
- **Target enrollment:** 272 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2023-05-12


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05561088

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05561088, "Efficacy and Safety of Head Acupuncture After Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05561088. Licensed CC0.

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