Clinical Evaluation on the Therapeutic Effect of Acupuncture Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

180

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 1, 2019

Primary Completion Date

December 30, 2024

Study Completion Date

December 30, 2024

Conditions
Alzheimer DiseaseCognitive Impairment
Interventions
OTHER

Acupuncture

The main acupoints are DU 24, EX-HN 3, DU 20, EX-HN 1, GB 12, HT 7, KI 6, GB39, and then selecting other acupoints according to TCM syndrome. The electric stimulator will be applied to DU 24, GB 12, HT 7, and LR 3 or SP 6 with a disperse-dense wave of 2/50 Hz, 0.5-1.0 mA. There are three sessions per week with each session lasting for 30 min. There will be 12 weeks of treatment for each participant in total.

DRUG

Donepezil

Donepezil 5 mg will be given once daily before bed-time for 12 weeks. After the clinical trial, participants will be given conventional treatment clinically.

Trial Locations (3)

200032

RECRUITING

LongHua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai

RECRUITING

Shanghai Mental Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University of Medicial School, Shanghai

200040

RECRUITING

Huashan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Shanghai Mental Health Center

OTHER

collaborator

Huashan Hospital

OTHER

lead

Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

OTHER