Clinical Trial: Electroacupuncture at Jing-Well Points for Chronic Disorders of Consciousness: A Randomized Controlled Study With Multimodal Assessment

U.S., April 25 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07551076) titled 'Electroacupuncture at Jing-Well Points for Chronic Disorders of Consciousness: A Randomized Controlled Study With Multimodal Assessment' on April 20.

Brief Summary: Disorder of consciousness (DOC) is a common complication of severe central nervous system injury. It is defined as prolonged DOC when lasting more than 28 days. About 300,000-800,000 patients are affected worldwide, with an annual mortality rate of 29%-50%, causing a heavy social and family burden.

Although progress has been made in pathophysiology, clinical outcomes remain unsatisfactory, and arousal treatment for DOC is still challenging. Internationally recommended ...