Acupuncture, Counselling, and Usual GP care for Depression (ACUDep)
- Conditions
- DepressionMental and Behavioural DisordersDepressive episode
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN63787732
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of York (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 640
1. Patients over 18 who have consulted their GP for depression
2. Participants must also be still be depressed at the time of recruitment, with a score of 20 or above on the Beck Depression Inventory-II
1. Patients who are receiving acupuncture or counselling sessions
2. Terminal illness
3. Haemophilia
4. Hepatitis
5. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
6. Pregnancy
7. Confounding psychiatric condition:
7.1. Bipolar disorder
7.2. Postpartum depression
7.3. Adjustment disorder
7.4. Psychosis
7.5. Personality disorder
8. Suffered a close personal bereavement
9. Given birth during the previous 12 months
10. Because of the specific demands of this study in terms of the need to fully comprehend detailed information, to complete questionnaires, to understand and converse readily with English speaking acupuncturists and counsellors, and to permit physical contact, we intend to exclude patients who have a significant learning disability, who are unable to converse in English, or who have dementia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) at three months, with an evaluation of whether there is an overall benefit over the twelve months. We will use the correlation between the PHQ-9 and Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) at baseline and 12 months to determine equivalent BDI-II scores at subsequent timepoints.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. SF-36 Bodily Pain Subscale<br>2. EQ-5D<br>3. CARE (Consultational and Relational Empathy measure)<br>4. We will also collect data on NHS resource use and patients' private costs