The effect of scalp acupuncture combined with mandibular resistance training on the rehabilitation of post-stroke patients with dysphagia

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Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsInternational Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Registry
Year 2026
INTERVENTION: Control Group:Standard basic treatment + standard rehabilitation therapy;Joint Group:Standard basic treatment + standard rehabilitation therapy + cranial acupuncture + mandibular resistance training; CONDITION: post‐stroke dysphagia PRIMARY OUTCOME: Standard swallowing function assessment scale score; SECONDARY OUTCOME: Swallowing Disorder‐Specific Quality of Life Scale score;National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score;Cerebral blood flow signal;Incidence of adverse events; INCLUSION CRITERIA: (1) Meeting the diagnostic criteria for stroke and dysphagia (stroke diagnosis based on the relevant standards in the "Diagnostic Criteria for Major Cerebrovascular Diseases in China 2019," and confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography; dysphagia diagnosis meeting the relevant standards in "Part 1: Assessment" of the "Chinese Expert Consensus on the Assessment and Treatment of Dysphagia (2017 Edition)": saliva or food flowing out of the mouth or nasal cavity, coughing or choking during eating or drinking, food remaining in the mouth for a long time without swallowing, difficulty or pain in chewing, requiring food to be moistened or assistance with swallowing); (2) Age 18‐75 years; (3) Kubota Water Swallowing Test grade = II; (4) First onset, with onset time of 1‐3 months; (5) Informed consent obtained from the patient and their family, and an informed consent form signed.
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First added on: Aug 10, 2026