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Electroacupuncture for the Treatment of Agitated Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease

NCT06495957 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 224

Last updated 2024-07-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of electroacupuncture in the treatment of agitation symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Meanwhile the study aims to explore the brain central mechanism of electroacupuncture in the treatment of agitation symptoms in patients with AD by using resting state functional magnetic resonance technology.

Conditions

  • Agitation Associated With Alzheimer's Dementia
  • Alzheimer's Dementia

Interventions

OTHER

Electroacupuncture group

Electroacupuncture treatment consists of conventional acupuncture and electrical stimulation. After acupuncture, the electrical stimulation is continuously stimulated for 20 minutes.

OTHER

Micro-acupuncture group

After acupuncture, the electrical stimulation is continuously stimulated for 20 minutes. Electrical stimulation is applied briefly for the first 30 seconds.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Baohui Jia · Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-20
Primary Completion
2027-07-31
Completion
2027-10-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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