Effectiveness and functional magnetic resonance imaging outcomes of Tuina therapy in patients with post-stroke depression: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the effectiveness and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) outcomes of Tuina therapy in patients with post-stroke depression (PSD).

Methods

This was a single-center, randomized, two-armed, controlled trial. Eighty-four patients with PSD were selected and randomly assigned to a Tuina therapy group or a routine rehabilitation control group. The patients underwent five 20-min treatment sessions per week over a period of 2 weeks. The primary outcome measure was change in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) score over the 2 weeks of intervention, whereas the secondary outcome measures were changes in Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) score, Modified Barthel index (MBI), and Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score.

Results

The Tuina group s

SUBMITTER: Tao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9281445 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature