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Electroacupuncture improves vascular cognitive impairment no dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Ruizhu Lin, Yaling Dai, Jianfeng Xu, Ying Xu, Jia Huang, Jing Tao, Jiao Liu, Minguang Yang et al.. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association, 2024-06-14
Topic: Brain imaging, connectivity and assessment
EA intervention could increase the MoCA score and improve the neutral and consistency response of the STROOP test in VCIND patients (P < 0.05). fMRI functional connectivity analysis showed that, after EA, the default mode network (DMN) function of the posterior cingulate gyrus, left middle frontal gyrus, left anterior cingulate gyrus, left and right superior temporal gyrus, right insula, left precentral gyrus and other brain regions were significantly higher than that in the control group. The functional connectivity between the posterior cingulate gyrus-left middle frontal gyrus and the posterior cingulate gyrus-right superior temporal gyrus was positively correlated with cognitive function (P < 0.05). Gray Matter Volume increased in VCIND after EA(P < 0.05). EA can increase the functional connectivity between posterior cingulate gyrus-other gyri in VCIND patients. The functional connectivity is positively correlated with cognitive function.
Key findings
- EA intervention could increase the MoCA score and improve the neutral and consistency response of the STROOP test in VCIND patients (P < 0.05). fMRI functional connectivity analysis showed that, after EA, the default mode network (DMN) function of the posterior cingulate gyrus, left middle frontal gyrus, left anterior cingulate gyrus, left and right superior temporal gyrus, right insula, left precentral gyrus and other brain regions were significantly higher than that in the control group.
- The functional connectivity between the posterior cingulate gyrus-left middle frontal gyrus and the posterior cingulate gyrus-right superior temporal gyrus was positively correlated with cognitive function (P < 0.05).
- Gray Matter Volume increased in VCIND after EA(P < 0.05).
- EA can increase the functional connectivity between posterior cingulate gyrus-other gyri in VCIND patients.
- The functional connectivity is positively correlated with cognitive function.
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Study details
- Study designrandomized controlled trial
- Participants70
- Evidence strengthHigh
How this study scored 79/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a randomised controlled trial. Scored zero for effect reported because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 44 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 79 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 11 / 12 | A randomised controlled trial |
| Strength of evidence | 5 / 5 | Rated “high” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2024 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 1 / 4 | 70 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 1 / 2 | Randomised (as stated in the record) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 38878393) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 44 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 44 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 79 out of 100. |
| Total | 79 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Lin, R., Dai, Y., Xu, J., Xu, Y., Huang, J., Tao, J., et al. (2024). Electroacupuncture improves vascular cognitive impairment no dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107788
Vancouver
Lin R, Dai Y, Xu J, Xu Y, Huang J, Tao J, et al. Electroacupuncture improves vascular cognitive impairment no dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107788. PMID: 38878393.
BibTeX
@article{lin2024-38878393,
author = {Lin, Ruizhu and Dai, Yaling and Xu, Jianfeng and Xu, Ying and Huang, Jia and Tao, Jing and Liu, Jiao and Yang, Minguang and others},
title = {{Electroacupuncture improves vascular cognitive impairment no dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial}},
journal = {Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association},
year = {2024},
doi = {10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107788},
pmid = {38878393},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107788}
}
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