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Multimodal MRI mechanisms of acupuncture in regulating sleep disorders and improving amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

Multimodal MRI mechanisms of acupuncture in regulating sleep disorders and improving amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2026000708
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-03-24
Start date
2025-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

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Conditions

Amnesic Mild Cognitive Impairment with sleep disorders

Interventions

verum acupuncture:verum acupuncture
control group1:sham acupuncture
control group2 (healthy people):no

Sponsors

Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
55 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Meets diagnostic criteria for aMCI; 2) Han ethnicity, right-handed, aged 55–75 years; 3) Self-reported memory impairment and informant complaints, with disease duration >3 months; 4) Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score = 24; 5) Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) score: 0.5; 6) Does not meet criteria for dementia in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR); 7) Activity of Daily Living Scale (ADL) score < 16; 8) Voluntary participation in the trial with signed informed consent;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Individuals who have received acupuncture treatment or other therapies related to cognitive function within the past month; 2) Individuals unable to cooperate with neuropsychological testing due to severe hearing loss, aphasia, visual impairment, or similar conditions; 3) Individuals with a history of brain injury or MRI evidence of brain damage, including severe trauma, stroke, hydrocephalus, intellectual disability, or severe neurological disorders; 4) Any severe psychiatric disorder (clinical diagnosis of major depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia); 5) Unstable cardiac, renal, pulmonary, hepatic, or other severe chronic diseases; 6) Systemic diseases that may induce cognitive impairment (e.g., epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, severe anemia, sepsis, HIV, alcoholism/drug abuse, syphilis, or thyroid dysfunction); 7) Individuals with contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
mini-mental state examination;auditory verbal learning test;Montreal Cognitive Assessment;Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJinhuan Zhang

Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

2608640237@qq.com15217032572

Outcome results

None listed

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