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Clinical Trials/ITMCTR2100004380
ITMCTR2100004380
Recruiting
Phase 1

Evaluating Clinical Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Perimenopausal Depression (PMD) accompanying Insomnia

Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine0 sitesTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
perimenopausal depression accompanying insomnia
Sponsor
Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional study
Sex
Female

Investigators

Sponsor
Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • (1\) Aged 45\-55 years;
  • (2\) Experiencing the perimenopausal phase;
  • (3\) Meeting the International Classification of Diseases\-Ten Edition (ICD\-10\) diagnostic criteria for mild or moderate depressive episode and International Classification of Sleep Disorders\-Third Edition (ICSD\-3\) diagnostic criteria for insomnia; Minimum duration of the depression episode accompanying insomnia is about four weeks;
  • (4\) 8 points \<\= HAMD\-17 \<\= 23 points;
  • (5\) PSQI \> 5 points;
  • (6\) In accordance with the diagnostic criteria for Depression of Liver and Deficiency of Kidney in TCM theory;
  • (7\) Volunteering to join this trial and sign a written informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

  • (1\) Belong to non\-natural menopause transition due to premature ovarian failure, medication intake, or surgery (e.g., oophorectomy);
  • (2\) Are pregnant or currently lactating;
  • (3\) Depression or insomnia is caused by systemic diseases (e.g., stroke, Parkinson's disease, surgery, etc.);
  • (4\) Are diagnosed as severe depressive episode according to ICD\-10 and/or have ideas or acts of suicide;
  • (5\) Had a depressive disorder diagnosis prior to perimenopausal phase;
  • (6\) Comorbid with other psychiatric and mental disorders, other depression\-related disorder, or sleep\-related disorders diagnosed by DSM\-V and ICD\-10 in addition to depression and insomnia;
  • (7\) Take medications (e.g., antidepressant, hypnotic, other psychotropic substances, Chinese herbal medicine, etc.) and/or health care products (e.g., melatonin, black cohosh, etc.), or receive other therapies (e.g., CBT, Mindfulness\-Based Exercise, etc.) that are intended to treat depression and insomnia within the last one month prior to the commencement of this trial;
  • (8\) Receive hormones therapy within the last two months prior to the commencement of this trial;
  • (9\) Had acupuncture treatment experience in the past 3 months;
  • (10\) Have an infection close to the position of the specified acupoints;

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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