Effects of Acupuncture for Senile Pruritus

Treatment will be administered by licensed practitioners with over five years of experience, in separate rooms to prevent patient interaction. The selected acupuncture points include LI11 (Quchi), SP10 (Xuehai), ST36 (Zusanli), SP6 (Sanyinjiao), LR3 (Taichong), LI4 (Hegu), ST25 (Tianshu), CV4 (Guanyuan), GV20 (Baihui), and superior GV29 (superior Yintang). Patients will receive acupuncture or sham acupuncture three times weekly for 6 weeks.