Table 2 Top 20 literature of randomized controlled trials
Title | Authors (top five) | Journal title | Impact factor | Year | DOI | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acupuncture and transcutaneous nerve stimulation in stroke rehabilitation—A randomized, controlled trial | Johansson, BB; Haker, E; von Arbin, M; Britton, M; Langstrom, G; et al | Stroke | 10.170/Q1 | 2001 | 10.1161/01.STR.32.3.707 | 118 |
Clinical trial of electrical acupuncture on hemiplegic stroke patients | Wong, AMK; Su, TY; Tang, FT; Cheng, PT; Liaw, MY | American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | 3.412/Q1 | 1999 | 10.1097/00002060–199903000-00006 | 92 |
A randomized controlled trial on the treatment for acute partial ischemic stroke with acupuncture | HU, HH; CHUNG, C; LIU, TJ; CHEN, RC; CHEN, CH; et al | Neuroepidemiology | 5.393/Q1 | 1993 | 10.1159/000110308 | 76 |
Acupuncture efficacy on ischemic stroke recovery multicenter randomized controlled trial in China | Zhang, Shihong; Wu, Bo; Liu, Ming; Li, Ning; Zeng, Xianrong; et al | Stroke | 10.170/Q1 | 2015 | 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.007659 | 70 |
Acupuncture for subacute stroke rehabilitation—A sham-controlled, subject- and assessor-blind, randomized trial | Park, J; White, AR; James, MA; Hemsley, AG; Johnson, P; et al | JAMA internal medicine (formerly the Archives of Internal Medicine)a | 44.409/Q1 | 2005 | 10.1001/archinte.165.17.2026 | 64 |
Transcutaneous electrical stimulation on acupuncture points improves muscle function in subjects after acute stroke: A randomized controlled trial | Yan, Tiebin; Hui-Chan, Christina W. Y | Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine | 3.959/Q1 | 2009 | 10.2340/16501977–0325 | 52 |
Intradermal acupuncture on Shen-men and Nei-kuan acupoints improves insomnia in stroke patients by reducing the sympathetic nervous activity: A randomized clinical trial | Lee, Seung Yeop; Baek, Yong Hyeon; Park, Seong Uk; Moon, Sang Kwan; Park, Jung Mi; et al | American Journal of Chinese Medicine | 6.005/Q1 | 2009 | 10.1142/S0192415X09007624 | 48 |
Efficacy and safety assessment of acupuncture and nimodipine to treat mild cognitive impairment after cerebral infarction: A randomized controlled trial | Wang, Shuhua; Yang, Hongling; Zhang, Jie; Zhang, Bin; Liu, Tao; et al | BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine | 4.782/Q1 | 2016 | 10.1186/s12906-016–1337-0 | 36 |
A pilot controlled trial of a combination of dense cranial electroacupuncture stimulation and body acupuncture for post-stroke depression | Man, Sui-Cheung; Hung, Ben H. B.; Ng, Roger M. K.; Yu, Xiao-Chun; Cheung, Hobby; et al | BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine | 4.782/Q1 | 2014 | 10.1186/1472–6882-14–255 | 36 |
Effects of dry needling on post-stroke spasticity, motor function and stability limits: A randomized clinical trial | Sanchez-Mila, Zacarias; Salom-Moreno, Jaime; Fernandez-de-las-Penas, Cesar | Acupuncture in Medicine | 1.976/Q3 | 2018 | 10.1136/acupmed-2017–011568 | 33 |
Clinical efficacy of acupuncture treatment in combination with rehacom cognitive training for improving cognitive function in stroke: A 2 × 2 factorial design randomized controlled trial | Jiang, Cai; Yang, Shanli; Tao, Jing; Huang, Jia; Li, Yinyan; et al | Journal of the American Medical Directors Association | 7.802/Q1 | 2016 | 10.1016/j.jamda.2016.07.021 | 33 |
Additional effects of acupuncture on early comprehensive rehabilitation in patients with mild to moderate acute ischemic stroke: A multicenter randomized controlled trial | Chen, Lifang; Fang, Jianqiao; Ma, Ruijie; Gu, Xudong; Chen, Lina; et al | BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine | 4.782/Q1 | 2016 | 10.1186/s12906-016–1193-y | 30 |
Clinical effects of scalp electrical acupuncture in stroke: A sham-controlled randomized clinical trial | Hsing, Wu Tu; Imamura, Marta; Weaver, Kayleen; Fregni, Felipe; Azevedo Neto, Raymundo S | Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine | 2.381/Q3 | 2012 | 10.1089/acm.2011.0131 | 28 |
Bee venom acupuncture point injection for central post stroke pain: A preliminary single-blind randomized controlled trial | Cho, Seung-Yeon; Park, Joo-Young; Jung, Woo-Sang; Moon, Sang-Kwan; Park, Jung-Mi; et al | Complementary Therapies in Medicine | 3.335/Q2 | 2013 | 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.02.001 | 25 |
Therapeutic effect of acupuncture and massage for shoulder-hand syndrome in hemiplegia patients: A clinical two-center randomized controlled trial | Li, Ning; Tian, Fengwei; Wang, Chengwei; Yu, Pengming; Zhou, Xi; et al | Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 2.547/Q3 | 2012 | 10.1016/S0254-6272(13)60,035–7 | 20 |
The effects of acupuncture on cerebral blood flow in post-stroke patients: A randomized controlled trial | Ratmansky, Motti; Levy, Adi; Messinger, Aviv; Birg, Alla; Front, Lilach; et al | Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine | 2.381/Q3 | 2016 | 10.1089/acm.2015.0066 | 19 |
Efficacy of integrated rehabilitation techniques of traditional Chinese medicine for ischemic stroke: A randomized controlled trial | Zhang, Yong; Jin, He; Ma, Dayong; Fu, Yuanbo; Xie, Yanming; et al | American Journal of Chinese Medicine | 6.005/Q1 | 2013 | 10.1142/S0192415X13500651 | 18 |
Effectiveness of acupuncture for vascular cognitive impairment no dementia: A randomized controlled trial | Yang, Jing-Wen; Shi, Guang-Xia; Zhang, Shuai; Tu, Jian-Feng; Wang, Li-Qiong; et al | Clinical Rehabilitation | 2.884/Q2 | 2019 | 10.1177/0269215518819050 | 17 |
Traditional Chinese acupuncture for poststroke depression: A single-blind double-simulated randomized controlled trial | Qian, Xiaolu; Zhou, Xuan; You, Yanli; Shu, Shi; Fang, Fanfu; et al | Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine | 2.381/Q3 | 2015 | 10.1089/acm.2015.0084 | 15 |
Efficacy and safety of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation to treat muscle spasticity following brain injury: A double-blinded, multicenter, randomized controlled trial | Zhao, Wenli; Wang, Chao; Li, Zhongzheng; Chen, Lei; Li, Jianbo; et al | PLoS One | 3.752/Q2 | 2015 | 10.1371/journal.pone.0116976 | 14 |