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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12610000340033
ACTRN12610000340033
Completed
N/A

A Clinical and Experimental Study on the Efficacy of Laser Acupuncture in the Treatment of Major Depression Compared to Placebo Laser.

niversity of New South Wales0 sites50 target enrollmentApril 28, 2010

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
niversity of New South Wales
Enrollment
50
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
April 28, 2010
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Major unipolar depressive disorder meeting
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
  • Disorders IVth version (DSM\-IV) criteria
  • 2\. QIDS\-SR score \> 10
  • 3\. HAMILTON\-D score \> 14
  • 4\. Participants to be free of psychotropic drugs
  • and /or herbals at least 4 weeks prior to
  • entry into the study
  • 5\. Participants will provide informed consent to
  • the study and, where relevant, consent to

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Dysthymia\-chronic low mood
  • 2\. Depression of over 2 years duration
  • 3\. History of hypomania or mania
  • 4\. Psychosis
  • 5\. Substance abuse disorder
  • 6\. Use of psychotropic drugs within the last 4
  • weeks prior to entry
  • 7\. Use of mood altering herbs within 4 weeks
  • prior to entry
  • 8\. Known Central Nervous System lesions

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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