Exploring the mechanism of the electroacupuncture treating the generalized anxiety disorder using fMRI

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• Conditions: generalized anxiety disorder

• Registration Number: ITMCTR2022000099
• Lead Sponsor: China academy of Chinese medical sciences,Guang anmen Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 13 November 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

1. DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for generalized anxiety disorder of mental disorders in the United States
2. The 17 item score of Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA): 29> score = 7
3. Age 18-70
4. Right handedness
5.Those who have not used anti anxiety drugs (including western medicine and traditional Chinese Medicine) and other psychotropic drugs 2 weeks before treatment, or those who have used but have stopped for 2 weeks
6. Education level above junior high school

Exclusion Criteria

1. Bipolar disorder
2. Patients with schizophrenia or other mental disorders
3. Patients with severe depression or serious suicidal tendency
4. Patients with severe medical diseases, tumors or organic diseases of the central nervous system
5. Alcohol or drug addicts
6. Contraindications of magnetic resonance scanning

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional study
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
HAMA-17;fMRI;

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
HAMD-24;SDS;SAS;