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Clinical Study of Shugan Tiaoshen (Soothing the Liver and Regulating Mind) Needling Treat Mild Depression Onset Time: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Phase 1
Recruiting
Conditions
Mild Depression
F32.000
Registration Number
ITMCTR2000003179
Lead Sponsor
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

(1) Meet the diagnostic criteria of ICD-10 depressive episode; In the patients with mild depressive episode, the score of HAMD-17 scale was 8 > and <= 17.
(2) Aged 18 to 55 years;
(3) have no previous history of serious organic brain diseases and physical diseases, can understand the contents of the scale and cooperate with the treatment;
(4) no previous history of mental illness;
(5) right-handed;
(6) Do not drink caffeinated beverages, do not drink alcohol, do not smoke during the intervention;
(7) Voluntary participation in clinical research and consent to sign informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) organic mental disorders, or depression related to psychoactive and non-addictive substances;
(2) Have other family history of mental illness such as: dementia, schizophrenia, mania, addiction, etc.;
(3) those who cannot understand the contents of the scale and cannot evaluate the efficacy;
(4) do not cooperate with the treatment plan or fear acupuncture.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
HAMD-17;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient subjective efficacy evaluation;BDI-13;Evaluation of acupuncture expectation;
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