Does the addition of specific acupuncture to standard swallowing training improve outcomes in patients with dysphagia after stroke? a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the effect of adding acupuncture to standard swallowing training for patients with dysphagia after stroke.

Design

Single-blind randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Inpatient and outpatient clinics.

Subjects

A total of 124 patients with dysphagia after stroke were randomly divided into two groups: acupuncture and control.

Interventions

The acupuncture group received standard swallowing training and acupuncture treatment. In comparison, the control group only received standard swallowing training. Participants in both groups received six days of therapy per week for a four-week period.

Main measures

The primary outcome measures included the Standardized Swallowing Assessment and the Dysphagia Outcome Severity Scale. The secondary

SUBMITTER: Xia W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4767143 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature