ChiCTR1800015837.

Trial name or title	A randomized controlled clinical study on stroke with dysphagia with treatment of combined of traditional Chinese and west medicine
Methods	Randomised parallel controlled trial
Participants	242 stroke patients with dysphagia from 2 weeks to 6 months
Interventions	Treatment: acupuncture treatment based on surface electromyography Control: traditional acupuncture treatment
Outcomes	Water swallow test rating scale of depression, Standardized Swallowing Assessment, videofluoroscopic swallowing study
Starting date	2016
Contact information	Guoping Zhou; doctorzgp@sina.com
Notes	Funding: Construction of High‐level University Scientific Research Funding