Scalp Acupuncture Synchronizing Dual Task Gait for Enhancing Prefrontal Cortex Response.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to explore the synergistic effects of scalp acupuncture combined with motor-cognitive dual tasks on cognitive performance, gait control, and cortical brain function in healthy subjects.
Results Summary
The study protocol suggests that scalp acupuncture synchronizing with motor-cognitive dual tasks may improve cognitive performance, gait control, and cortical brain function, though specific results are not detailed in the abstract.
Population
Healthy subjects
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
motor-cognitive dual task | increase | motor/cognitive function | - | - | greatly improve | #1 |
scalp acupuncture | increase | neuronal damage and cognitive dysfunction | - | - | helps improve | #2 |
scalp acupuncture | increase | neuroprotective function | central nervous system diseases | - | plays | #3 |
Studies have shown that motor-cognitive dual task can greatly improve motor/cognitive function. However, the therapeutic effect of motor-cognitive dual task is still limited. How to improve dual-task performance is the key to solving this problem. Scalp acupuncture is a non-drug intervention method of traditional Chinese medicine to treat brain-derived diseases by acupuncturing the corresponding projection area of cerebral cortex function on the scalp. Studies have shown that scalp acupuncture helps improve neuronal damage and cognitive dysfunction and plays a neuroprotective function in central nervous system diseases. However, no relevant studies have discussed the synergistic gain effect of motor-cognitive dual task and scalp acupuncture. Therefore, this protocol aims to demonstrate the standardized operation of scalp acupuncture synchronizing motor-cognitive dual task and motor-cognitive dual task and compares the differences between these two tasks in healthy subjects through a randomized cross-over trial. This protocol initially revealed the possible influence mechanism of scalp acupuncture synchronizing motor-cognitive dual task on cognitive performance, gait control, and cortical brain function, which can provide new ideas and a theoretical basis for clinical exploration of new and effective non-drug treatment of integrated Chinese and Western medicine.