Using Surface Electromyography to Evaluate the Efficacy of Governor Vessel Electroacupuncture in Poststroke Lower Limb Spasticity: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Parallel Trial

Table 1

Qualification screening and informed consent will be completed before the assignment. After allocation, each patient will be treated within 4 weeks. The clinical outcome will be evaluated twice: after allocation and after treatment. Adverse events will be recorded on the case report form at any time during treatment.

Timepoint	Enrollment	Allocation	Treatment period
	−1 week	0 weeks	1 week	2 weeks	3 weeks	4 weeks
Enrollment
Eligibility screen	X
Baseline	X
Informed consent	X
Medical history	X
Merger disease	X
Allocation		X
Interventions
Group A			X	X	X	X
Group B			X	X	X	X
Group C			X	X	X	X
Assessments
RMS		X				X
MAS		X				X
FMA		X				X
MBI		X				X
Safety evaluation		X				X
Needle sensation			X	X	X	X
Adverse events			X	X	X	X