Evaluating the Long-Term Efficacy of Acupuncture Therapy for Subacute Poststroke Aphasia: Study Protocol for a Randomized, Blinded, Controlled, Multicentre Trial

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Nonacupoint (NA)</td><td class="align_center">Location</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">NA 1</td><td class="align_center">0.5 cun lateral to HT5 (Tongli)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">NA 2</td><td class="align_center">0.5 cun horizontal to GB39 (Xuanzhong)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">NA 3</td><td class="align_center">0.5 cun lateral to ST8 (Touwei)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Location of sham acupoints used in the NA group.</div>

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Table 5: Evaluating the Long-Term Efficacy of Acupuncture Therapy for Subacute Poststroke Aphasia: Study Protocol for a Randomized, Blinded, Controlled, Multicentre Trial 

Table 5 | Evaluating the Long-Term Efficacy of Acupuncture Therapy for Subacute Poststroke Aphasia: Study Protocol for a Randomized, Blinded, Controlled, Multicentre Trial 