Mild Depression
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria of ICD-10 depressive episode; In the patients with mild depressive episode, the score of HAMD-17 scale was 8 > and <= 17. (2) Aged 18 to 55 years; (3) have no previous history of serious organic brain diseases and physical diseases, can understand the contents of the scale and cooperate with the treatment; (4) no previous history of mental illness; (5) right-handed; (6) Do not drink caffeinated beverages, do not drink alcohol, do not smoke during the intervention; (7) Voluntary participation in clinical research and consent to sign informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) organic mental disorders, or depression related to psychoactive and non-addictive substances; (2) Have other family history of mental illness such as: dementia, schizophrenia, mania, addiction, etc.; (3) those who cannot understand the contents of the scale and cannot evaluate the efficacy; (4) do not cooperate with the treatment plan or fear acupuncture.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| HAMD-17; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| BDI-13;Evaluation of acupuncture expectation;Patient subjective efficacy evaluation; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWenbin Fu
Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine)
Outcome results
None listed