Combining acupuncture and acupressure for community-dwelling elderly with dementia: an assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial
Grant Data
Project Title
Combining acupuncture and acupressure for community-dwelling elderly with dementia: an assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial
Principal Investigator
Professor Zhang, Zhang-Jin
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Chan Wai Chi
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Li Lei
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Chan Clara WC
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Yang Xinjing
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
36
Start Date
2020-09-01
Amount
1459972
Conference Title
Combining acupuncture and acupressure for community-dwelling elderly with dementia: an assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial
Presentation Title
Keywords
Acupressure, Acupuncture, Cognitive impairment, Community dwellings, Dementia, Elderly people
Discipline
Others - Medicine, Dentistry and Health
HKU Project Code
17181821
Grant Type
Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Funding Year
2019
Status
On-going
Objectives
To examine whether a combination of comprehensive acupuncture therapy (CAT) and a caregiver-performed acupressure protocol called ‘Comfy Acupressure for the Elderly (CAE)’ could produce greater and broader improvement than either CAT or CAE alone in preventing and treating cognitive deterioration and in reducing elderly frailty-related symptoms in community-dwelling aged people with dementia.