Early complementary acupuncture improves the clinical prognosis of traumatic brain edema: A randomized controlled trial.
Medicine (Baltimore)
; 101(8): e28959, 2022 Feb 25.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Traumatic brain edema occurs commonly brain injury, and most manifests as pericontusional edema of brain contusions. On the basis of evidence-based medicine, apart from recommending craniotomy and mannitol, there are few particularly effective measures to prevent and treat traumatic brain edema. It is uncertain whether an early complementary acupuncture treatment would improve long-term outcomes of patients with traumatic brain edema. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and the safety of early complementary acupuncture for patients with traumatic brain edema.METHODS:
This study is an actively accruing, single-center, single-blinded, 2-arm, randomized controlled trial. Patients with traumatic brain injury, a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 6â¼12, and brain edema on computed tomography scan will be divided into 2 groups on the basis of stratified block randomization. All patients will receive conventional treatment, and the study group will undergo additional acupuncture therapy (start within 72âhours after the injury) once a day for 28âdays. The primary outcome is the dichotomized Glasgow Outcome Score at 6âmonths and 12âmonths after injury, and the secondary outcomes are the Glasgow Coma Scale, the volume of traumatic brain edema, the serum levels of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, and the Modified Barthel Index.DISCUSSION:
This study will provide data regarding the efficacy of early complementary acupuncture for traumatic brain edema. If the study yields positive results, its findings may offer insights into a valuable complementary option of acupuncture for traumatic brain edema that could provide pilot evidence for large, randomized, controlled trials.Trial registration This trial has been published in the Chinese Clinical Trial Register, http//www.chictr.org.cn/edit.aspx?pid=141208&htm=4 (Identifier ChiCTR2100053794, registered on December 3, 2021).
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Assunto principal:
Edema Encefálico
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Acupuntura
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Lesões Encefálicas Traumáticas
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Ano de publicação:
2022
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