Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of early acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training in acute-phase stroke patients.Methods Single-blind,stratified,zone group randomized design grouping was adopted,and randomly divided into acupuncture rehabilitation group and rehabilitation group.There were 35 cases in the acupuncture rehabilitation group and 35 cases in the rehabilitation group,received 4 courses,5 days in each course.Fugl-Meyer Assessment(FMA),Barthel Index(BI),Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale(SS-QOL) scores and mortality,disability and recurrence rates at the end of 3 and 6 months of follow-up were used to compare the efficacy of the two groups.Results Comparing the basic conditions of the two groups,the difference was not significant(P>0.05).Comparison between groups:differences FMA and BI scores between two groups at the end of 4 weekends were not significant(P>0.05),while differences were significant(P<0.01)at the end of 8 weekends.SS-QOL scores at the end of 4 weekends and the end of 8 weekends were not significant different between two groups(P>0.05).Mortality,disability and recurrence rates at the end of 3 and 6 months of follow-up were not significantly different(P>0.05).Multiple comparisons between groups:there were significant differences in FMA,BI and SS-QOL scores at the end of 4 and 8 weeks between the two groups compared with the pre-treatment period(P<0.01).The efficacy of the acupuncture rehabilitation group at the end of 8 weekends was significantly better than that at the end of 4 weekends(P<0.01),and there was no statistically significant difference between the rehabilitation group at the end of 8 weekends and that at the end of 4 weekends(P>0.05).The SS-QOL scores at the end of 4 and 8 weekends in the acupuncture rehabilitation group were significantly higher than those before treatment(P<0.01),and there was no statistically significant difference at the end of 8 weekends compared with that at the end of 4 weekends(P>0.05),and there was a statistically significant difference in the two-by-two comparisons of SS-QOL scores at each time point in the rehabilitation group(P<0.01).Conclusions Early acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training for acute stroke patients can significantly improve their extremities motor function and daily vitality.