Effect of acupuncture on cerebral blood flow in patients with major depressive disorder - Evaluation using arterial spin-labeled magnetic resonance imaging
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000025297
- Lead Sponsor
- 1)Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Science 2)Saitama Medical University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 15
Not provided
1)Those with convulsive disorders such as schizoph. 2)Those with depression or depressive state caused by organic brain damages. 3)Those with severe disorders in liver, kidney, blood or circulation. 4)Those with malignancy or its previous history. 5)Those pregnant, nursing, or who may become pregnant. 6)Those with heavy suicidal tendency, previous history of suicidal ideation, or suicide attempt. 7)Those with personality disorder, mental retardation or intractable depression at a physician's discretion. 8)Those with substance dependence or drug abuse (excluding disorders related to nicotine). 9)Those with experience of causing claustrophobic reaction. 10)Those with wearing a cardiac pacemaker or holding a prosthetic heart valve. 11)Subjects who possesses metals in the body that cannot be confirmed as nonmagnetic (tattoo etc.). 12)Subjects who poor body temperature control.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method cerebral blood flow
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hamilton Depression Rating Scale(HAMD)