Kjendahl A, Sällström S, Osten P E, Stanghelle J K, Borchgrevink C F
Sunnaas sykehus, Nesoddtangen.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1998 Mar 30;118(9):1362-6.
In 1995 we reported that acupuncture treatment of stroke patients in the subacute stage resulted in added therapeutic benefit. The purpose of the present study was to determine, one year after discharge from the rehabilitation centre, whether the treatment continued to have effect. Initially, 45 stroke patients were included in the study; median 40 days post stroke. The patients were randomized into two groups; one acupuncture group and one control group, taking into considering the patients' sex and the actual site of the lesion. All subjects received an individually adapted, multidisciplinary rehabilitation programme. The acupuncture group received additional treatment with classical acupuncture for six weeks. The patients were thereafter given individual treatment at the rehabilitation centre and then under the primary health care service. 41 of the patients were available for further study one year after treatment ended; 21 patients from the acupuncture group and 20 from the control group. The results show that there was a significantly greater improvement in the acupuncture group than in the control group, both during the six-week treatment period, and even more so during the following year. These assessments were based on the Motor Assessment Scale, the Sunnaas Index of Daily Living (ADL), the Nottingham Health Profile and the patients' social circumstances.
1995年我们报告称，针刺治疗亚急性期中风患者可带来额外的治疗益处。本研究的目的是确定在患者从康复中心出院一年后，这种治疗是否仍有效果。最初，45名中风患者被纳入研究；中风后中位时间为40天。考虑到患者的性别和实际病灶部位，将患者随机分为两组；一组为针刺组，一组为对照组。所有受试者均接受了个体化的多学科康复计划。针刺组额外接受了为期六周的传统针刺治疗。此后，患者在康复中心接受个体化治疗，然后在初级卫生保健服务机构接受治疗。治疗结束一年后，41名患者可供进一步研究；针刺组21名患者，对照组20名患者。结果显示，无论是在为期六周的治疗期间，还是在接下来的一年里，针刺组的改善程度均显著大于对照组。这些评估基于运动评估量表、桑纳斯日常生活指数（ADL）、诺丁汉健康概况以及患者的社会状况。
