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Massachusetts General Hospital
Acupuncture is a system of integrative medicine that involves pricking the skin or tissues with needles, used to alleviate pain and to treat various physical, mental, and emotional conditions. Originating in ancient China, acupuncture is now widely practiced globally.
Age
55–95
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Ages 55-95 inclusive, male or female.
Diagnosis of CU, or probable AD, FTD or DLB as determined by established clinical criteria at screening14.
For the AIA symptomatic groups, a score of \> 2 for Severity on at least 1 of the AIA-relevant items on the NPI-Q, i.e., Anxiety, Irritability/Lability, Agitation or Aggression.
For the CU and no neuropsychiatric symptoms group, NPI-Q score must be 0 for AIA-relevant items, i.e., Anxiety, Irritability/Lability, Agitation or Aggression.
No concurrent use of therapies with prohibitive effects on interpretation of HRV and SC measurements, e.g., those with major direct adrenergic or anticholinergic activities.
Stable doses (\>2 weeks) of concurrent dementia or psychiatric drugs for those applicable.
You may not be if
Atrial or junctional arrhythmias or other cardiac conditions, including pacemakers or other implantable devices that affect RR intervals or their measurement.
AIA symptoms or dementia so severe that subject cannot assent and cooperate with all study procedures or requires immediate rescue medication for behavioral control.
Seizure disorders or other potentially confounding medical, neurological or longstanding psychiatric illnesses.
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