CHEN Suhui, BO Xueping, SONG Jianxia, et al. Kaiqiao Liyan acupuncture therapy combined with six-character exercise in treatment of post-stroke dysarthria: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2026, 46(1): 3-8. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250306-k0006.
DOI:
CHEN Suhui, BO Xueping, SONG Jianxia, et al. Kaiqiao Liyan acupuncture therapy combined with six-character exercise in treatment of post-stroke dysarthria: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2026, 46(1): 3-8. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250306-k0006.DOI:
Kaiqiao Liyan acupuncture therapy combined with six-character exercise in treatment of post-stroke dysarthria: a randomized controlled trial
(opening orifices and benefiting the throat) acupuncture therapy combined with six-character exercise in treatment of post-stroke dysarthria.
Methods
2
Seventy-five patients with post-stroke dysarthria were randomly divided into a comprehensive therapy group (25 cases
1 case dropped out)
an acupuncture group (25 cases)
and a six-character exercise group (25 cases
1 case was eliminated). The patients of the three groups received basic treatment and conventional rehabilitation training. In the acupuncture group
Kaiqiao Liyan
acupuncture therapy was used at Baihui (GV20)
Sishencong (EX-HN1)
Lianquan (CV23)
three-tongue points (Extra)
Fengfu (GV16)
Yamen (GV15)
and bilateral Fengchi (GB20) and Yifeng (TE17). Acupuncture intervention was given once daily
20 min each time. In the six-character exercise group
the patients practiced the six-character exercise for 20 min each intervention
once daily. In the comprehensive therapy group
both acupuncture therapy and the six-character exercise were delivered. Once after consecutive 6 days of treatment
the intervention was discontinued for 1 day
and 2 weeks of intervention were required in each group. The patients' vocal function (loudness
maximum phonation time [MPT
]
and maximum counting ability [MCA
]
)
speech intelligibility
and the score of the modified Frenchay dysarthria evaluation table (FDET) were evaluated before and after treatment. The clinical effect was assessed in each group.
Results
2
After treatment
all three groups showed the improvements in vocal function (loudness
MPT and MCA)
speech intelligibility
and the scores of each item and the total scores of the modified FDET compared with those before treatment (
P
<
0.05). The comprehensive group demonstrated the improvements in loudness
speech intelligibility
the
scores for respiration
soft palate and speech and the total score of the modified FDET when compared with the acupuncture group and the six-character exercise group
respectively (
P
<
0.05). In the comprehensive therapy group and the six-character exercise group
the MPT
MCA and scores for laryngeal function of the modified FDET were better than those of the acupuncture group (
P
<
0.05). The speech intelligibility in the acupuncture group was superior to the six-character exercise group (
P
<
0.05). The scores for the tongue function in the modified FDET in the comprehensive therapy group and the acupuncture group were higher when compared with the six-character exercise group (
P
<
0.05). The total effective rate in the comprehensive therapy group was 88% (22/25)
higher than that of the six-character exercise group (60%
15/25) and the acupuncture group (64%
16/25
P
<
0.05)
respectively.
Conclusion
2
The combination of
Kaiqiao Liyan
acupuncture therapy and six-character exercise improves speech and vocal function in patients with post-stroke dysarthria.
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