Depression
Conditions
Interventions
Group A:Wearing the ear clip producing density wave at 20Hz with less than 1ms’ wave width and 1mA current on auricular concha. The intensity is set according to durability. Each treatment last for 30
Group B:Wearing the ear clip producing density wave at 20Hz with less than 1ms’ wave width and 1mA current on external ear edge. The intensity is set according to durability. Each treatment last for 3
Sponsors
Institute of Acupuncture, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients meeting ICD-10 diagnosis standard: mild (2 typical + 2 other core symptoms), moderate (2 typical+3 other core symptoms); 2. aged 16-70 yrs old; 3. Patients did not take anti-depressive medication or other psychiatric medications 2 weeks before the intervention starts; 4. Education is beyond junior high school; 5. disease course is from 2 months to two years; 6. Voluntarily signed the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Addicted to drugs; 2. Patients with severe depression or being suicidal; 3. patients with severe Physical disease; 4. Patients with poor compliance.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| mental scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NE, 5-HT, CORT, ACTH in peripheral blood; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactPeijing Rong
Outcome results
None listed