NCT04064021

Brief 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.

Trial Health

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At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Timeline
11mo left

Started Jan 2025

Typical duration for not_applicable

Status
withdrawn

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress60%
Jan 2025Mar 2027

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 28, 2015

Completed
4.3 years until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 21, 2019

Completed
5.4 years until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2025

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 31, 2026

Expected
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 31, 2027

Last Updated

October 12, 2022

Status Verified

October 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

2 years

First QC Date

April 28, 2015

Last Update Submit

October 7, 2022

Conditions

Cognitive DeficitsAlzheimer Disease

Keywords

Acupunture

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Improvement on Montreal Cognitive Assessment test of 5 points or more than baseline( total score is out of 30 points)

    Subject will complete 3 MOCA assessment prior to study over 1 week time. Best score of three is used. After study is complete subject will also undergo 3 MOCA assessment over 1 week immediately after study. Again best score is used.

    12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Improvement of Montreal Cognitive Assessment test by category than raw total score

    12 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Acupuncture

EXPERIMENTAL

Acupuncture 12 sessions over 6 week to be given to pateints

Procedure: Acupunture

Interventions

AcupunturePROCEDURE

Patient will receive 12 acupuncture treatments over 6 weeks (2x per week)

Acupuncture

Eligibility Criteria

Age60 Years - 80 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Mild to moderate AD

You may not qualify if:

  • Severe AD

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cognition DisordersAlzheimer Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurocognitive DisordersMental DisordersDementiaBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesTauopathiesNeurodegenerative Diseases

Study Officials

  • SANJAY CHAUHAN, M.D.

    N & S Neurology Center, A Medical Group, Inc

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
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Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 28, 2015

First Posted

August 21, 2019

Study Start

January 1, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

March 31, 2027

Last Updated

October 12, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-10