Alzheimer's Disease
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the necessary conditions for "probable AD" formulated by NINCDR-ADRDA and the diagnostic criteria for senile dementia in the "Guidelines for Clinical Research on New Chinese Medicines"; 2. Memory loss >= 6 months, and confirmed by others; 3. Aged 45 to 90 years; 4. Meet the mild and moderate criteria of the CDR rating scale (1 point = mild dementia, 2 points = moderate dementia); 5. MMSE score <=24 points (middle school and above), <=20 points (primary school), <=17 points (illiterate); 6. Hanchinski score<=4 points; 7. The patient is willing to sign the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Dementia caused by other reasons; 2. Patients with serious primary diseases such as cardiovascular, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system, mental illness; 3. Acupuncture fainting or patients who cannot tolerate acupuncture pain; 4. Participated in similar investigators within 3 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mini Mental Status Examination; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine