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Lead
The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
This study aims to assess the clinical effect of acupuncture on gait performance in AD patients and to examine the acupuncture effect on cerebral cortices by identifying hemodynamic changes that occur in the prefrontal cortices using the fNIRS technique.
Age
40–85
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Aged 40-85 years old;
2. Meeting the mentioned-above diagnostic criteria from traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine;
3. With mild to moderate dementia (CDR=0.5, 1.0, or 2.0 points);
4. Hachinski Ischemic Scale (HIS) ≤ 4 points;
5. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) \< 20 points;
6. Without severe bone and joint diseases and able to walk independently;
7. Able to conduct vision and hearing tests;
You may not be if
1. Dementia caused by other systemic or neurological diseases, such as central nervous system infections, post-traumatic dementia, Parkinson's disease dementia;
2. Suffering from acute illness, upper limb extrapyramidal stiffness, neurological or psychiatric disorders (except cognitive impairment);
3. With medical history that interferes with cognitive function assessment, such as past history of psychiatric drug abuse, drug addiction within the past 5 years, and alcohol abuse;
4. Afraid of acupuncture and cannot accept acupuncture treatment;
5. Currently participating in other clinical trial that affects the outcome evaluation of this trial.
