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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Fang J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4865744 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20160513
To determine whether integrative medicine rehabilitation (IMR) that combines conventional rehabilitation (CR) with acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine has better effects for subacute stroke than CR alone, we conducted a multicenter randomized controlled trial that involved three hospitals in China. Three hundred sixty patients with subacute stroke were randomized into IMR and CR groups. The primary outcome was the Modified Barthel Index (MBI). The secondary outcomes were the National Institu ...[more]