Acupoint Massage and Aromatherapy Intervention in Elderly People With Mild Cognitive Impairment in Nursing Institutions
NCT ID: NCT03857269
Last Updated: 2019-08-28
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
120 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-12-27
2019-10-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or minor neurocognitive disorder is a syndrome defined as an intermediate stage between cognitively intact and clinically diagnosed dementia. The progression rate from MCI to dementia ranges from 10 to 15% each year, and over 50% of the MCI population will develop into severe cognitive impairment or dementia in 5 years.MCI involves functional decline that may include decrements in engagement in meaningful activities and one's own sense of confidence/mastery, and it is associated with depressive symptoms, poor satisfaction with family communication, and declining physical function. Therefore, early detection of the individuals who manifest MCI and provide appropriate interventions may help reduce the burden of their caregivers and the medical expenses of the health-care system. Previous studies found that acupressure or aromatherapy has emerged as an important therapeutic approach for individuals with MCI. However, the intervention effects of combining acupressure or aromatherapy remain to be determined. Furthermore, whether acupressure and aromatherapy should be administered simultaneously is an important question to pursue. The overall goal of this study is to determine and compare the intervention effects acupressure,aromatherapy, and combining acupressure and aromatherapy in individuals with MCI.
Who can participate? Individuals with MCI (≥60).
What does the study involve? The participants will receive acupressure, aromatherapy, combining acupressure and aromatherapy randomly. Intervention frequency will be 5-6 times per week for 6 months. All participants will received pretreatment test, post treatment test, and a 1-month follow-up test.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating? The possible benefits include improvement in cognitive, and daily functions. There are no risks for participating.
Where to conduct the study? The investigators anticipate recruiting a total of 120 participants from nursing homes from multiple areas in NanJing,china.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Acupoint Massage group
Choose Chinese medicine acupuncture points： Shenting, Baihui, Sishencong, Diwei, Chengling, Fengchi, Fengfu，Zusanli and Sanyinjiao，32 points per acupressure.32 times per acupoint.Intervention frequency will be monday to saturday per week for 6 months.（n=30）
Acupoint Massage
The operators is trained for two weeks. At 9 o'clock in the morning, the elderly are organized by Nursing home to perform acupressure.Intervention frequency will be monday to saturday per week for 6 months.
Aromatherapy group
Make a 5x5cm bag and put a cotton ball in the bag and the bag is clipped to the patient's collar.Dispense 10% lavender essential oil, 2-3 drops a day in cotton balls.Cotton ball replacement daily. Intervention frequency will be monday to saturday per week for 6 months.（n=30）
lavender essential oil
Modulated by an international aroma therapist,The cotton ball containing essential oil is replaced by the operator at 9 am.Intervention frequency will be monday to saturday per week for 6 months.
Acupoint Massage and Aromatherapy group
At the same time as the acupressure, the essential oil is applied to the collar and begins to sniff.Intervention frequency will be monday to saturday per week for 6 months.（n=30）
Acupoint Massage and lavender essential oil
At the same time as the acupressure, patients began to smell the essential oil.Intervention frequency will be monday to saturday per week for 6 months.
Blank control group
The group selects elderly people with MCI who do not receive intervention after informed.Participate in routine activities of Nursing homes.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Acupoint Massage
The operators is trained for two weeks. At 9 o'clock in the morning, the elderly are organized by Nursing home to perform acupressure.Intervention frequency will be monday to saturday per week for 6 months.
lavender essential oil
Modulated by an international aroma therapist,The cotton ball containing essential oil is replaced by the operator at 9 am.Intervention frequency will be monday to saturday per week for 6 months.
Acupoint Massage and lavender essential oil
At the same time as the acupressure, patients began to smell the essential oil.Intervention frequency will be monday to saturday per week for 6 months.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. the MOCA screening score \<26, which was corrected based on educational level (Education time \<12, plus one point)
3. ability to perform self-care functions on their own;
4. no confirmed diagnosis of dementia, depression or other psychiatric illnesses which would interfere with cognitive performance;
5. capacity to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
2. had been regular users of medications that could affect cognition;
3. had clinical conditions that contraindicated light to moderate physical exercise；
4. any disabilities preventing participation in the MET or KY conditions (e.g. severe visual or hearing impairment);
5. people with olfactory dysfunction or those who are allergic to lavender；
6. skin is broken, can not be massaged；
60 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Huan Ding
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Huan Ding
School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Principal Investigators
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Huan Ding
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Locations
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Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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KY2019002
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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