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Effect of Acupuncture on Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Effect of Acupuncture on Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000037713
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-08-30
Start date
2021-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-07-05

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

mild cognitive impairment

Interventions

acupuncture group:acupuncture
sham acupuncture group:sham acupuncture

Sponsors

Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of TCM
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Aged 65-80 years; 2.Meet the above Chinese and Western diagnostic criteria; 3.A clear thinking consciousness, understand the scale and complete the assessment; 4.Agree to participate the test and sign a written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Those who are rated as normal or dementia by the CDR of Clinical Dementia Rating Scale; 2.People with schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia or primary adult affective disorder, including those with a previous history of adult affective disorder, or patients with severe neurological deficits, such as various aphasia and agnosia 3.Those who have been diagnosed with Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease, post-traumatic dementia, central nervous system infection, toxic metabolic encephalopathy, multiple sclerosis and Huntington's disease before memory decline, mental retardation, primary failure Treated endocrine diseases; 4.Patients with serious primary diseases such as heart, brain, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system; 5.Patients who have been systematically treated with Chinese and Western medicine nootropics in the past 2 weeks.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Montreal Cognitive Assessment;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Mini-mental State Examination;Activity of Daily Living;Electroencephalogram;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYan Cao

Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of TCM

liyangcao@126.com+86 15021319564

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026