Clinical Evaluation of Acupuncture as Treatment for Complications of Cerebrovascular Accidents: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled, Subject- and Assessor-Blind Trial

Table 2

Comparison of NIHSS, Barthel Index, IADL, HAM-D, and VAS scores between two groups.

Group assessment	Acupuncture		Sham		value (between-group)
	Pretest	Posttest	Pretest	Posttest	Pretest	Posttest
NIHSS					0.67	0.97
NIHSS difference					0.59
Barthel Index					0.93	0.60
BI difference					0.40
IADL (male)					1.00	0.70
IADL (male) difference					0.42
IADL (female)					1.00	0.93
IADL (female) difference					0.73
HAM-D					0.62	0.50
HAM-D difference					0.97
VAS					0.68
VAS difference					0.53

Wilcoxon signed rank test was used. .
NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; BI: Barthel Index; IADL: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; HAM-D: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; VAS: Visual Analogue Scale for pain.