Folic acid supplementation improves cognitive function in participants with cerebral small vascular disease-related cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial

作者：Yinyue Liu, Zi‐Li Yu, Zhijun Cai, Li Zhao, Yu Wang, Yu Wang, Yajie Guo, Xiaonan Su, Yuli Miao, Bin Yi, Yanhong Wang, Yanhong Wang, Xumei Zhang · 发表于：The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1016/j.tjpad.2025.100369 · 被引用次数：1 · 研究领域：Folate and B Vitamins Research、Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments、Neurological Disorders and Treatments

BACKGROUND: The potential improvement of cognitive function through folic acid (FA) supplementation in patients with vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) remains unclear, and no randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been conducted specifically in populations with cerebral small vessel disease-related cognitive impairment (CSVD-CI). OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the effects of FA supplementation on cognitive function and angiogenesis-related indicators in patients with CSVD-CI. DESIGN: Double-blinded, parallel group, randomized controlled trial, with a six-month follow-up period. SETTING: Department of neurology and neurosurgery in Shanxi, China. PARTICIPANTS: 220 CSVD-CI patients. INTERVENTIONS: The intervention consisted of FA tablets (0.4 mg/tablet) administered orally at a dose of two tablets daily for six months, while the placebo tablets were identical in appearance and administration but lacked FA. MEASUREMENTS: The primary outcome was the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score at six months assessed in the intention-to-treat (ITT) population. Secondary outcomes included Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score, Trail Making Test (TMT), Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA), and five-level EuroQol five-dimensional questionnaire (EQ-5D-5 L). RESULTS: MoCA and MMSE scores improved significantly in the FA group compared to placebo (both P < 0.05). Additionally, the FA group had statistically significant increases in serum folate and decre...