Alzheimer's Disease
Conditions
Interventions
Simple acupuncture group:acupuncture
acupuncture combined with cognitive training group:acupuncture combined with cognitive training
fake acupuncture group:fake acupuncture
Sponsors
Guang 'anmen Hospital China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. In line with the NIA-AA standard is likely to be AD standard; 2. 50 years = age =85 years; 3. 0.5 score = clinical dementia rating score =2 score; 4. Hachinski Ischemia Scale score =4 points; 5.Sign informed consent and participate in the experiment voluntarily; 6. If the subject is capable of making a decision he/she will sign the informed consent; If the subject has the ability to make decisions but cannot sign informed consent due to low educational level after obtaining the consent of the subject a witness must witness the process of informed consent and sign the informed consent as a witness; If the subject does not have the ability to make informed consent he/she should obtain informed consent from his/her legal representative. 7. Able to follow instructions without any hearing or visual impairment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Accompanied by severe cerebrovascular disease; 2.With other diseases that can cause cognitive dysfunction or progressive memory impairment; 3.Drug-induced cognitive dysfunction or progressive memory impairment; 4.Patients with severe cardiovascular diseases malignant tumors and severe hepatic and renal insufficiency; 5.Patients with severe fear of needles faintness and severe skin infection; 6.Patients who are highly dependent on care facilities; 7.Patients who received acupuncture treatment and cognitive training in the last 2 weeks; 8.Participants who simultaneously participating in other clinical trials upon the enrollment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Alzheimers disease assessment scale cognition ADAS-Cog; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinician Interview–Based Impression of Change scale CIBIC;Treatment Satisfaction Survey;Zarit Caregiving Burden Scale ZBI;Neuropsychiatric Questionnaire Patient Score;Neuropsychiatric Questionnaire Nursing Distress Score;Activities of Daily Living ADL; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactJiaBaohui
Guang 'anmen Hospital China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed