Acupuncture Therapy Combined With Breathing Training for Patients With Stroke Complicated
Condition: Stroke; Lung Diseases
MeSH terms: Lung Diseases; Stroke
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      The goal of this prospective randomized controlled study is to explore the clinical efficacy
      of acupuncture therapy combined with breathing training in patients with stroke complicated
      with pulmonary infection. The intervention group and control group were treated with
      conventional drug therapy, rehabilitation therapy and breathing training for 2 consecutive
      weeks. On this basis, the intervention group additionally received acupuncture therapy. To
      evaluate the clinical efficacy of both groups.
    

Detailed description: 
      To explore the clinical efficacy of acupuncture therapy combined with breathing training in
      patients with stroke complicated with pulmonary infection. Using a prospective randomized
      controlled study, 72 patients with pulmonary infection after stroke admitted to our hospital
      from May 2020 to May 2021 were randomly divided into the intervention group and control
      group, with 36 patients in each group. Both groups were treated with conventional drug
      therapy, rehabilitation therapy and breathing training for 2 consecutive weeks. On this
      basis, the intervention group additionally received acupuncture therapy. The traditional
      Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome score and clinical pulmonary infection score (CPIS) before
      and after treatment, time of fever relieving, time for the disappearance of cough,
      expectoration and moist rales in the lung, white blood cell count (WBC), serum C-reactive
      protein (CRP) level, calcitonin (PCT) level and pulmonary indexes were compared between the 2
      groups, respectively, to evaluate clinical efficacy.
    

Intervention name(s): TCM acupuncture therapy; Conventional drug therapy; Rehabilitation therapy; Breathing training
Intervention type(s): Device; Drug; Behavioral; Behavioral
Intervention description(s): TCM acupuncture therapy: Zusanli, Quchi, Hegu, Taichong, Feishu and Fenglong were selected as the main acupoints, and the auxiliary acupoints were selected according to the symptoms, including Fengchi, Dazhui, Lieque, Tiantu, Shenshu, Zhongfu, etc.; Antibiotics were selected based on drug sensitivity test results. Patients with body temperature > 38.5℃ were treated with physical cooling and antipyretic drugs. In patients whose sputum was thick and difficult to cough up, nebulization and inhalation therapy was given, as well as effective coughing and patting the back to expel phlegm were guided.; Comprehensive training for hemiplegic limbs included a joint range of motion training, bridging exercise, turnover training, balance training, gait training, hand function training and self-care ability training, 40 min/d, 6 times/w.; Training was conducted daily in the morning, or after symptom relief in the case of fever or other discomforts, once a day, 30-40 min/time.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary purpose: Supportive Care
Keywords: Acupuncture therapy; Respiratory training; Seroinflammatory factors; Lung function