The Effects of Adding Di-Tan Decoction (DTD) and/or Electroacupuncture (EA) to Standard Swallowing Rehabilitation Training (SRT) for Improving Poststroke Dysphagia (PSD): A Pilot, Single-Centred, Randomized Trial

Objectives. To evaluate the effect of adding Di-tan decoction (DTD) and/or electroacupuncture (EA) to standard swallowing rehabilitation training (SRT) on improving PSD. Methods. In total, 80 PSD patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to the DTD, EA, DTD + EA or control group at a 1 : 1 : 1 : ...

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Published in:Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine 2022, Vol.2022, p.2011597-13
Main Authors: Shao, Xiangzhi, Chen, Bing, Zhu, Lielie, Zhu, Lili, Zheng, Jinyihui, Pu, Xinyu, Chen, Jiajun, Xia, Jianning, Wu, Xinming, Zhang, Jiacheng, Wu, Dengchong
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Language:English
Subjects:
Acupuncture
Chinese medicine
Clinical medicine
Comorbidity
Disease
Dysphagia
Electroacupuncture
Hospitals
Intervention
Ischemia
Neurological disorders
Patients
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Rehabilitation
Stroke
Swallowing
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Summary:Objectives. To evaluate the effect of adding Di-tan decoction (DTD) and/or electroacupuncture (EA) to standard swallowing rehabilitation training (SRT) on improving PSD. Methods. In total, 80 PSD patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to the DTD, EA, DTD + EA or control group at a 1 : 1 : 1 : 1 ratio. All patients received basic treatment and standard SRT. The DTD group received DTD orally, the EA group received EA, the DTD + EA group received both DTD and EA simultaneously, and the control group received only basic treatment and standard SRT. The interventions lasted for 4 weeks. The outcome measurements included the Standardized Swallowing Assessment (SSA) and Swallowing-Quality of Life (SWAL-QOL), performed and scored from baseline to 2, 4, and 6 weeks after intervention, and the Videofluoroscopic Dysphagia Scale (VDS), scored at baseline and 4 weeks after intervention. Scores were compared over time by repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) among all groups. Interactions between interventions were explored using factorial design analysis. Results. (1) The effective rates (ERs) for PSD treatment were higher in the DTD, EA and DTD + EA groups than in the control group (all P 
ISSN:1741-427X
1741-4288
DOI:10.1155/2022/2011597