Efficacy of acupuncture for depression: A multi-center clinical trial
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- depression
- Registration Number
- ITMCTR1900002366
- Lead Sponsor
- Shuguang Hospital affiliated with Shanghai University of TCM
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
(1) According with the diagnostic criteria of depression;
(2) Aged between 18 to 75 years;
(3) Scores of HAMD-17 over 17;
(4) Understanding content of scales, finishing the scales with the help of investigators at least;
(5) Willing to sign the consent form.
Exclusion Criteria
(1) Having accepted other anti-depressive treatments or stopped within 1 month;
(2) Having a history of psychiatric disease, personality disorder or brain injury/diseases;
(3) Having severe diseases such as coronary heart disease, infectious disease, immune deficiency etc.;
(4) Severe depression patients easy to commit suicide;
(5) Cannot finishing the trial according to the requirements.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method HAMD-17;
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Brain fMRI;IL-6;TNF-a;IL-1ß;NE;SDS;BDNF;Depression Scale of traditional Chinese medicine;5-HT;DA;