UMIN-ICDS Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000054013
Receipt number R000061637
Scientific Title The effect of acupuncture treatment on post-stroke spasticity: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Date of disclosure of the study information 2024/03/29
Last modified on 2024/03/29 21:06:32

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Basic information

Public title

Effect of acupuncture treatment on post-stroke spasticity. The world's first randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial.

Acronym

The effect of acupuncture on post-stroke spasticity.

Scientific Title

The effect of acupuncture treatment on post-stroke spasticity: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Scientific Title:Acronym

The effect of acupuncture treatment on post-stroke spasticity: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Patients with post-stroke hemiplegia in the chronic phase.

Classification by specialty

Rehabilitation medicine

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

The effect of acupuncture on post-stroke spasticity.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

1) Muscle activity in spastic muscles (soleus) by superficial electromyography (sEMG)
2) Change of movement of the lower limbs in life (Visual Analogue Scale :VAS)

Key secondary outcomes

1) Modified ashworth scale
2) Fugl-Meyer assessment
3) Stroke-specific quality of life scale
4) Ease of taking a step on VAS
5) Practitioner's and patient's guess at the needle authenticity and their confidence in their guess on a VAS


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Double blind -all involved are blinded

Control

Placebo

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Maneuver

Interventions/Control_1

Treatment with penetrating needles

Interventions/Control_2

Treatment with no-touch placebo needles (no stimulation with the needle tip that does not reach the skin)

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

30 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1) Patients with chronic stroke hemiplegia (between 6 months and 4 years after onset)
2) Patients who have sensory impairment and can walk out with or without the use of a walking aid.

Key exclusion criteria

1) Acute stroke patients (within 6 months after onset) or chronic stroke patients more than 4 years post-onset.
2) Diseases that are contraindications to rehabilitation, such as cardiac disease.

Target sample size

40


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Nobuari
Middle name
Last name Takakura

Organization

Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Science

Division name

Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion

Zip code

135-0063

Address

Japan 2-9-1 Ariake Koto-ku, Tokyo

TEL

+08-3-6703-7000

Email

Takakura@tau.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Noriyuki
Middle name
Last name Ueno

Organization

Y`s,Inc.

Division name

Corporate services department

Zip code

107-0052

Address

Japan Akasaka Intercity 10th floor, 1-11-44 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

TEL

03-5542-0785

Homepage URL


Email

research@ys-j.co.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Science

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Government offices of other countries

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

Y`s,Inc.

Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences IRB

Address

135-0063 Japan 2-9-1 Ariake Koto-ku, Tokyo

Tel

+08-3-6703-7000

Email

akiyama@tau.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions

東京有明医療大学(東京都)/ Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences (Tokyo)
脳梗塞リハビリセンター(用賀、東京都) / Cerebral Infarction Rehabilitation Center (Yoga, Tokyo)


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2024 Year 03 Month 29 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Open public recruiting

Date of protocol fixation

2021 Year 07 Month 27 Day

Date of IRB

2021 Year 07 Month 27 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2023 Year 05 Month 09 Day

Last follow-up date

2026 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information

Although we obtained ethics approval in July 2021, the recruitment of participants was postponed because of COVID 19. In May 2023, COVID 19 was changed from category 2 to category 5 infectious diseases, and we started recruitment of participants.


Management information

Registered date

2024 Year 03 Month 29 Day

Last modified on

2024 Year 03 Month 29 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/icdr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000061637


Research Plan
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