Early intervention and prevention with acupuncture therapy on the post stroke depression: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR-TRC-12003489

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2012-10-28

Start date

2013-08-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-04-18

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Conditions

post stroke depression

Interventions

Control group:NA

Experimental group:Acupuncture

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

40 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Accord with the stroke disease (proved by CT or MRI); 2. The score of HAMI<17cents and do not meet DSM-IV criteria; 3. The duration of illness in 1 months; 4. At the age of 40-75 years old, male or female; 5. Willing to participate in the study and sign the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. With dementia(the score of MMSEilliterate =17centsprimary school=20centsJunior high schooland or above<=24 scores); 2. With serious aphasia or have difficulty to communication in Language; 3. Previous mental disorder history or a family history of psychiatric disorders; 4. Had a depression disorder before stroke; 5. Stroke and severe mental symptom; 6. Rule out the depressive symptoms used of the reserpine; 7. The heart, liver, renal failure, ulceration, infection or tumor scar is not selected for acupoint, or even severe syncope.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
HAMD;HAMD=17 point;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Relative risk (RR) and 95% CI;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactSun Jian-Hua

drjhsun@sina.com+86 25 86618942

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026