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Laser Acupuncture for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia

NCT07204145 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-10-02

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Summary

This study uses a laser acupuncture pen to stimulate specific acupoints, aiming to evaluate its effectiveness in improving behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD).

Conditions

  • Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)
  • Dementia

Interventions

DEVICE

Laser Acupuncture (808 nm laser pen)

Participants receive laser acupuncture using an 808 nm, 100 mW semiconductor laser pen applied at acupoints GV20, bilateral ST36, and bilateral PC6. Each acupoint is irradiated for 10 seconds, three times per week, for 12 weeks.

DEVICE

Sham Laser Acupuncture

Participants receive the same procedure as the laser acupuncture group, using an 808 nm semiconductor laser pen applied at acupoints GV20, bilateral ST36, and bilateral PC6. The device is identical in appearance and produces lights and beeping sounds; however, it delivers no energy output. Each acupoint is contacted for 10 seconds, three times per week, for 12 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • China Medical University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yuchen Lee, MD, PhD · Principal Investigator, Department of Acupuncture

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-10-01
Primary Completion
2026-01-30
Completion
2026-03-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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