post-stroke cognitive impairment
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the aforementioned diagnostic criteria; (2) Both genders are eligible aged between 35 and 75 years; (3) Cognitive impairment occurs within 6 months after stroke and persists for more than 3 months excluding other causes; (4) Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score 17 for those without formal education (illiterate) >20 for primary school education and >24 for secondary education and above; (5) Barthel Index (BI) score = 60; (6) No acupuncture treatment received within the past month;(7) The patient or their family members have signed the informed consent form and are cooperative with the treatment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with cognitive impairment prior to the onset of the stroke; (2) Patients with significant functional abnormalities in important organs such as the heart lungs liver and kidneys as well as in the hematopoietic system; (3) Patients with a history of diseases such as encephalitis epilepsy or other conditions that can cause dementia; (4) Patients with moderate to severe cognitive impairment who are unable to cooperate in completing the examinations; (5) Patients who are allergic to the medications used in the study or who cannot tolerate acupuncture have poor compliance or low tolerance. Patients currently participating in other clinical trials.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Montreal Cognitive Assessment; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Event related potential(P300);Behavior experiment;Minimum Mental State Examination;Stroke Specific Quality of life scale;Activity of Daily Living; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
The First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion