Acupuncture Treatment for Improving Alzheimer's Dementia

Alzheimer Disease Clinical Trial

Official title: Clinical Trial to Measure Efficacy of Acupuncture Treatment for Alzheimer's Dementia as Measured by MOCA(Montreal Cognitive Assessment)

Status Withdrawn

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Clinical Trial Description

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. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alzheimer Disease
• Cognition Disorders
• Cognitive Deficits
• Cognitive Dysfunction
• Dementia

• NCT number: NCT04064021
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: N & S Neurology Center, A Medical Group, Inc
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2025
• Completion date: March 31, 2027