Efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of post-stroke depression: A study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Post-stroke depression (PSD) is an emotional disease characterized by loss of interest and depression after a stroke. Acupuncture, one of the most critical non-drug therapies for the treatment of PSD, has significant clinical efficacy, but the mechanism is not fully understood. Previous study has shown that acupuncture can reduce the level of proinflammatory cytokines and increase the level of anti-inflammatory cytokines, suggesting that regulating the dynamic balance of inflammatory cytokines may be the basis for acupuncture to improve PSD symptoms.

Methods and analysis

A total of 84 patients with PSD will be recruited and randomly assigned to one of two groups at a 1:1 ratio. Based on the conventional stroke treatment, the control group will receive XingnaoKai

SUBMITTER: Li M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11357092 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature