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Acupoint Massage and Aromatherapy Intervention in Elderly People With Mild Cognitive Impairment in Nursing Institutions

NCT03857269 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2019-08-28

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Summary

This study aims to investigate and compare the intervention effects of acupressure,aromatherapy,combining acupressure and aromatherapy in elderly with mild cognitive impairment. The investigators hypothesize that (1) Combined intervention can induce greater improvements in the outcome measures than single mode of intervention; (2) the improvement in cognitive functions and other outcomes may differ between the groups.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Acupoint Massage

The operators is trained for two weeks. At 9 o'clock in the morning, the elderly are organized by Nursing home to perform acupressure.Intervention frequency will be monday to saturday per week for 6 months.

OTHER

lavender essential oil

Modulated by an international aroma therapist,The cotton ball containing essential oil is replaced by the operator at 9 am.Intervention frequency will be monday to saturday per week for 6 months.

OTHER

Acupoint Massage and lavender essential oil

At the same time as the acupressure, patients began to smell the essential oil.Intervention frequency will be monday to saturday per week for 6 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Huan Ding

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Huan Ding · School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-12-27
Primary Completion
2019-09-30
Completion
2019-10-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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