An interventional study of Acupuncture in Brain Fog, sponsored by China Medical University Hospital. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-11-29.
Sponsored by China Medical University Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
After being infected with Covid-19, many people developed to Brain fog. The treatment strategy now is based on the presumed pathological phenomenon and the physician's clinical experience. Acupuncture has been used to improve cognitive dysfunction caused by central nervous system diseases for many years.
A randomized rater-blinded controlled study is proposed to see the efficacy of acupuncture for brain fog.
After being infected with Covid-19, many people develop cognitive dysfunction, including deficits in attention, executive ability, language, processing speed, and memory. These symptoms are collectively known as Brain fog or Covid fog.
The pathological mechanism of the cognitive deficit is inconclusive. Therefore, the treatment strategy is based on the presumed pathological phenomenon and the physician's clinical experience. Acupuncture has been used to improve cognitive dysfunction caused by central nervous system diseases for many years. This study aims to evaluate the medium and long-term clinical efficacy of acupuncture in patients with post-Covid related Mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
A randomized rater-blinded controlled study is proposed. Eligible patients were over 18 years old and \<65 years old. These patients were diagnosed with Covid-19 more than 12 weeks earlier and developed mild cognitive impairment (MCI) after the diagnosis of Covid-19. Divided into the acupuncture group and the sham acupuncture group for an 8-week course of treatment, the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the quality of life assessment scale The 5-level EQ(EuroQol Group)- five dimensions version(EQ-5D-5L) and The Stroop Color and Word Test evaluates the degree of cognitive impairment and the impact of cognitive impairment on quality of life and attention.
154 studies on the registry are indexed under Mental Fatigue; 54 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 40 is below the median of 47 across 124 interventional studies indexed under Mental Fatigue.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Practicing acupuncture on specific acupoints. The retention time of the needle is 30 minutes every time and the frequency of treatment is 3 times per week for 8 weeks.
Other: Acupuncture
Practicing sham acupuncture on specific acupoints is the same as the treatment group, and also the same retention and frequency. This study used the specifically made needle with a blunt tip, the Streitberger device, as the sham acupuncture. The needle does not penetrate the skin and retracts in the handle while the acupuncturist needles into the skin.
Other: Acupuncture
Acupuncture is performed using acupuncture points recorded in traditional Chinese medicine books as helpful for cognitive impairment.
cognitive function
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is used to assess include orientation, memory, calculation ability and attention, information registration, operational ability, language comprehension, spatial concepts.
Time frame: The measurement is assessed before the first treatment, and recheck on 4th,8th week and 4 weeks after finishing the course of treatment.
Concentration difficulty
The Stroop Color and Word Test (SCWT) was chosen to evaluate the changes in attention.
Time frame: The measurement is assessed before the first treatment, and recheck on 4th,8th week and 4 weeks after finishing the course of treatment.
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Plan to share: No
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