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Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is the early diagnosis and treatment window period of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and the identification of SCD individuals who will progress to AD (pSCD) is a research hotspot. Based on olfactory fMRI,previous studies have found that SCD individuals showed damaged entorhinal neural circuits. After follow-up, the incidence of pSCD increased by three times. But,the spatiotemporal characteristics of the entorhinal neural circuits and whether it has the value of individualized prediction and intervention target need to be further studied. Thus, based on multi-center ambispective cohort study at home and abroad, we will (1) build a new paradigm of synchronous fMRI-EEG olfactory task state Oddball experiment, jointly representational similarity analysis, extract spatiotemporal characteristics of neural circuits damage, and discover and verify that the entorhinal neural circuits are vulnerable brain regions; (2) establish the middle fusion model of vulnerable brain region combined with the methods of olfactory task-fMRI activation image generation, functional connectome gradient,etc.; Then, establish late fusion multi-omics multi-task model combined with the new methods of molecularomics such as ultra-deep total proteomics and metabonomics proposed by the research group to accurately identify pSCD; (3) carry out the precise intervention of image-guided "olfactory three-needle" acupuncture with the entorhinal neural circuits as the target. Through clinical RCT research and mouse model, the remodeling mechanism of vulnerable brain regions will be clarified.This project will provide the basis for early diagnosis and treatment of the AD risk population.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Experimental group | Experimental |
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| Control group | Sham Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| "TXJN" electro-acupuncture | Device | Firstly, EA treatment will be administered at the Neiguan (PC6, bilateral), Shenting(GV23), Yingxiang(LI20, bilateral), Yintang(GV29) acupoints. Disposable stainless-steel needles (0.25 mm × 25 mm; Huatuo brand, Suzhou Medical Supplies Factory Co., LTD., Suzhou City, China) will be used. After skin disinfection, the acupuncturists will twist and thrust the needle handles to achieve the sensations of achiness, heaviness, and numbness (known as de qi) at all above-mentioned acupoints. Following needle manipulations, EA instruments (SDZ-V, Hwato brand, Suzhou Medical Supplies Factory Co., Ltd., Suzhou City, China) will be used to attach the needle handles at PC6, GV23, LI20, GV29, with a dilatational wave of 5 Hz and a current intensity of 2 ~ 4 mA depending on the patient's tolerance. The needles will be removed after 30 min. Participants will receive 24 sessions over 8 weeks at a frequency of 3 times per week. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Comprehensive Z score | The neuropsychological scale of 8 objective cognitive assessments used in the study (including AVLT (S and L), AFT, BNT, TMT (A and B), SCWT-C, DSST, DST, CDT) was converted into Z scores for description. Specific operations: Standardize the score of a single cognitive domain scale, create the corresponding Z-score data set, calculate the average value of each data in the group to generate a single Z-score, and sum the Z-score of each single cognitive domain to generate the overall Z-score. Patients were evaluated before treatment and 8 weeks later. | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| Multimodal magnetic resonance imaging of olfactory related neural circuits | Structural MRI(3DTIWI/3DT2WI/3Dflair), functional MRI(BOLD\NODDI\ASL\ QSM) | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| mini-mental state examination, MMSE | Before and 8 weeks after treatment | |
| Montreal Cognitive Assessment,MoCA | Before and 8 weeks after treatment | |
| Subjective cognitive self-scoring |
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| Acceptance survey | After 8 weeks of treatment | |
| Adverse event | During treatment |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School | Nanjing | Jiangsu | 210008 | China |
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| sham acupuncture | Device | Firstly, EA treatment will be administered at the non-acupoints near above-mentioned real acupoints. Disposable stainless-steel needles (0.25 mm × 25 mm; Huatuo brand, Suzhou Medical Supplies Factory Co., LTD., Suzhou City, China) will be used. After skin disinfection, the acupuncturists will take the needle into the acupoints without the sensations of de qi. Following needle manipulations, EA instruments (SDZ-V, Hwato brand, Suzhou Medical Supplies Factory Co., Ltd., Suzhou City, China) will be used to attach the needle handles at non-acupoints without the current. The needles will be removed after 30 min. Participants will receive 24 sessions over 8 weeks at a frequency of 3 times per week. |
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| Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| Hamilton Depression Scale,HAMD | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| the Geriatric Depression Scale,GDS | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| Hamilton Anxiety Scale,HAMA | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| auditory verbal learning test,AVLT | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| Rey complex figure test,CFT | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| Boston naming test,BNT | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| Animal fluency test,AFT | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| rail making test-A,TMT-A | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| rail making test-B,TMT-B | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| complex figure test, CFT | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| clock drawing test,CDT | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| Symbol Digit Modalities Test,SDMT | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| odor threshold test,OTT | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| The olfactory behavioral test | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| Spatial navigation behavior test | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| Pittsburgh sleep quality index,PSQI | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| TCM physique classification scale | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |
| TCM syndrome type scale of mild cognitive impairment | Before and 8 weeks after treatment |