Clinical Trial to Measure Efficacy of Acupuncture Treatment for Alzheimer's Dementia as Measured by MOCA(Montreal Cognitive Assessment)
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 撤回
- 主要终点
- Improvement on Montreal Cognitive Assessment test of 5 points or more than baseline( total score is out of 30 points)
研究概览
简要总结
Evaluate cognitive improvement pre amd post acupuncture treatment in patients with probable alzheimer's dementia as measured by MOCA score and also per form A( measure of patient's personal information). Also caregiver input.
详细描述
Patient's with diagnosis of probable mild to moderate AD will be enrolled in this study. Patient will undergo neurological examination including MOCA. Examiner will also fill out Form A at the time of initial evaluation.
Patient will then undergo series of acupuncture treatments 2 per week for 6 weeks(12 acupuncture treatment). At end of this intervention patients will be reassessed using same testing(MOCA and form A) Data collected will be assessed via statistical analysis to see if there is any statistically significant improvement.
Acupuncture points used in this trial will stay the same for all subjects and throughout the course. The points will be Si Shen Chong, ST36, 37, LV 2,3,6, GB 34, 39, Xia San Huang, LI 11, LI 4.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 60 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Mild to moderate AD
排除标准
- •Severe AD
结局指标
主要结局
Improvement on Montreal Cognitive Assessment test of 5 points or more than baseline( total score is out of 30 points)
时间窗: 12 weeks
Subject will complete 3 MOCA assessment prior to study over 1 week time. Best score of three is used. After study is complete subject will also undergo 3 MOCA assessment over 1 week immediately after study. Again best score is used.
次要结局
- Improvement of Montreal Cognitive Assessment test by category than raw total score(12 weeks)