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Study on the mechanism of transcutaneous auricular acupoint electrical stimulation for mild cognitive impairment based on neural circuit of frontal lobe -striatum - cerebellum

Study on the mechanism of transcutaneous auricular acupoint electrical stimulation for mild cognitive impairment based on neural circuit of frontal lobe -striatum - cerebellum

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025001451
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-07-20
Start date
2025-03-13
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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Conditions

Mild cognitive impairment

Interventions

healthy controls group:No intervention will be administered
sham taVNS group:sham transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation

Sponsors

National Natural Science Foundation of China
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 79 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1: Self-awareness or family confirmation of cognitive decline but the daily life function is basically normal did not reach dementia that is the Minimum mental state examination (MMSE) score: illiteracy >17; Primary level >20 secondary level (including technical secondary school) >22; University degree (including junior college) >23; 2: Meeting Jak/Bondi diagnostic criteria; 3: Age 50-79 years old right-handed; 4: The score of Montreal cognitive assessment-basic (MoCA-B) is lower than the corresponding educational level standard that is the score of primary school is =19; Middle school score =22; University and above score =24); 5: Magnetic resonance imaging showed no serious brain parenchymal lesions; 6: Voluntarily sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1: Self-awareness or family confirmation of cognitive decline but the daily life function is basically normal did not reach dementia that is the Minimum mental state examination (MMSE) score: illiteracy >17; Primary level >20 secondary level (including technical secondary school) >22; University degree (including junior college) >23; 2: Meeting Jak/Bondi diagnostic criteria; 3: Age 50-79 years old right-handed; 4: The score of Montreal cognitive assessment-basic (MoCA-B) is lower than the corresponding educational level standard that is the score of primary school is =19; Middle school score =22; University and above score =24); 5: Magnetic resonance imaging showed no serious brain parenchymal lesions; 6: Voluntarily sign informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Blood Parameters;Animal Fluency Test ;Montreal Cognitive Assessment-basic;Functional magnetic resonance imaging indicators;Bostion Naming Test;Shape Trails Test A&B;Functional Activity Questionnaire;Resting-state EEG indicators;Auditory Verbal Learning Test-Huashan Verision;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Hamilton Anxiety Scale;17-item Hamilton Depression Scale;Pittsburgh Sleep Index;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJiliang Fang

Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

fangmgh@163.com13683338202

Outcome results

None listed

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