Acupuncture for the mild cognitive impairment: randomized, patient-assessor blinded, controlled pilot clinical trial

Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine0 个研究点目标入组 30 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2019年3月11日

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•1. 50 Years and older
•2. Patients who meet the Peterson diagnostic criteria of MCI with memory problems at least for 3 months
•3. clinical dementia rating score: 0.5
•4. global deterioration scale score: 2-3
•5. Hachinski ischemic score < 4
•6. at least 6 years of education
•7. agreed with written informed consent

•1. Dementia by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV
•2. History of cognitive impairment due to any other cause (head trauma or brain injury, etc.)
•3. History of cerebral hemorrhage or infarction
•4. Parkinson’s disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus, brain tumor, cerebrovascular disease
•5. psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia, delusional disorder, bipolar disorder
•6. severe medical disease (diabetic complications, cardiovascular, hepatic, or renal disorder, malignancy)
•7. anemia, hypothyroidism, vitamin deficiencies
•8. any history of drug or alcohol dependence during the past 6 months
•9. currently taking any medication for cognitive function
•10. received any treatment for MCI within 2 weeks
•11. illiterate
•12. Patients who were involved in other clinical trials within 4 weeks
•13. known hypersensitivity reaction after acupuncture treatment or inability to cooperate with acupuncture procedure
•14. pregnant, expecting pregnant or nursing women
•15. difficult for adaptation that treatment, visit, answer the questionnaire
•16. Those who are not willing to comply with this study protocol

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