Background:Aphasia is one of the common complications of stroke.Speech and language therapy is a conventional treatment for aphasia following stroke.However,rehabilitation often remains unsatisfactory after speech and...Background:Aphasia is one of the common complications of stroke.Speech and language therapy is a conventional treatment for aphasia following stroke.However,rehabilitation often remains unsatisfactory after speech and language therapy alone.Acupuncture may be effective for aphasia after stroke.We designed this systematic review to assess the efficacy and safety of acupuncture as an adjunct to speech and language therapy for aphasia following ischemic stroke.Methods:An extensive search will be performed in databases including Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials,PubMed,Web of Science,EMBASE,China National Knowledge Infrastructure,Sinomed,Wei Pu Date and Wan Fang Data.No limitation will be set in language,publication date or status of the study.The primary outcomes include scores of Western Aphasia Battery and Aphasia Quotient.The secondary outcomes include Scales of Clinical Rehabilitation Research Center Aphasia Examination,Communicative Abilities in Daily Living,Aphasia Battery of Chinese,Chinese Functional Communication Profile,adverse reactions,etc.Results:All of the data will be processed with Review Manager software.Cochrane‘risk of bias’tool will be used to assess the risk of bias.Conclusion:This study will contribute to the selection of appropriate therapies for aphasia after ischemic stroke and the development of clinical guidelines on this topic.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2018YFC1706001).
文摘Background:Aphasia is one of the common complications of stroke.Speech and language therapy is a conventional treatment for aphasia following stroke.However,rehabilitation often remains unsatisfactory after speech and language therapy alone.Acupuncture may be effective for aphasia after stroke.We designed this systematic review to assess the efficacy and safety of acupuncture as an adjunct to speech and language therapy for aphasia following ischemic stroke.Methods:An extensive search will be performed in databases including Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials,PubMed,Web of Science,EMBASE,China National Knowledge Infrastructure,Sinomed,Wei Pu Date and Wan Fang Data.No limitation will be set in language,publication date or status of the study.The primary outcomes include scores of Western Aphasia Battery and Aphasia Quotient.The secondary outcomes include Scales of Clinical Rehabilitation Research Center Aphasia Examination,Communicative Abilities in Daily Living,Aphasia Battery of Chinese,Chinese Functional Communication Profile,adverse reactions,etc.Results:All of the data will be processed with Review Manager software.Cochrane‘risk of bias’tool will be used to assess the risk of bias.Conclusion:This study will contribute to the selection of appropriate therapies for aphasia after ischemic stroke and the development of clinical guidelines on this topic.
