NCT03444896

The Efficacy and Mechanism of Acupuncture Treatment in Patients With Subjective Cognitive Decline

The Efficacy and Neural Mechanism of Acupuncture Treatment in Older Adults With Subjective Cognitive Decline: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 55 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the efficacy and mechanism of acupuncture treatment in patients with subjective cognitive decline. Half of patients will receive acupuncture treatment for 12 weeks, while the other half will receive sham acupuncture treatment for 12 weeks .

Conditions

• Subjective Cognitive Decline
• Subjective Cognitive Complaint

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Acupuncture group	Acupuncture needles were placed at acupoints Baihui (DU20), Shenting (DU24), Fengfu (DU16), Fengchi (GB20), Danzhong (RN17), Zhongwan (RN12), Qihai (RN6), Neiguan (PC6), Zusanli (ST36), Xuehai (SP10), Xinshu (BL15), Yixi (BL45), Tongli (HT5), and Zhaohai(KI6). Electrodes were attached the needle holders of the Baihui (DU20) and Shenting (DU24). The acupuncture needles are inserted through the adhesive pads and are retained for 20 minutes in every course. Treatment will be conducted over a period of 3 months, at a frequency of two times per week.
DEVICE	Sham acupuncture group	Sham acupoint (SA) 1 located in the midpoint of Shuaigu and Touwei. SA2 located in the midpoint of Touwei and Yangbai. SA3 located in the midpoint of Tianyou and Tianrong. SA4 located in 4 cun above umbilicus and 1 cun right of umbilical midline (UM). SA5 located in 2 cun below umbilicus and 1 cun right of UM. SA6 1 cun outside the point 1/4 of the line between Shenmen and Shaohai. SA7 located in 1 cun outside the midpoint of Shaohai and Tongli. SA8 located in 6 cun above mediosuperior border of the patella. SA9 located in 3 cun below the Yanglingquan and middle of the gallbladder and bladder channels. SA10 located in midpoint between Jiexi and Qiuxu. SA11 and SA12 located in 2 cun from the lower border of spinous process of fifth or sixth thoracic vertebra. Electrodes were attached the needle holders of the bilateral SA 2. Procedures, and other treatment settings were the same in the acupuncture group but with no skin penetration, electricity output, or needle manipulation for de qi.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-04-25
• Primary completion: 2020-01-01
• Completion: 2020-03-01
• First posted: 2018-02-26
• Last updated: 2019-06-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China