Frontiers in neurology
Efficacy of acupuncture for sleep disorders in amnestic mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial with fMRI
Par Qiu D, Li R, Yang J et 4 autres.
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Résumé
Objective
To access the efficacy of acupuncture in improving sleep disorders in patients with amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI) and to investigate its mechanisms.
Methods
Thirty aMCI patients with sleep disorders and fifteen healthy controls (HC) were enrolled. Patients were randomly assigned to verum acupuncture group (VA) or sham acupuncture group (SA) for a 12-week treatment. Assessments included the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and resting-state Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI).