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Clinical effect of acupuncture treatment in pre-pregnancy women who complicated with obesity and depressive disorder: a randomised controlled trial

Clinical effect of acupuncture treatment in pre-pregnancy women who complicated with obesity and depressive disorder: a randomised controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000034016
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-06-21
Start date
2020-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-06-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Pre-pregnancy women with obesity and depressive disorder

Interventions

Sponsors

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Pre-pregnancy women who are between 18-40 years old; 2. Participants who meet the Western medicine diagnostic criteria of obesity and mild depressive disorder; 3. Participants who meet the Chinese medicine diagnostic criteria of "obesity" and "stagnation", which are judge to be the pattern of syndrome of "stagnation of the liver and spleen deficiency"; 4. Participants who have not taken antidepression and weight loss drugs within two weeks before enrollment; 5. Participants who are conscious and able to express their opinions clearly; 6. Participants who volunteer to the study and sign up for the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. People who suffer from moderate and major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, organic diseases and physical diseases that can cause symptoms of this disease; 2. People who suffer from epilepsy, severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, liver disease, kidney disease, hematopoietic system and other diseases; 3. Those who have back injuries and infections or have undertaken weight loss surgery; 4. People who refuse acupuncture treatment or have any contraindications to acupuncture,or can not follow the prescribed treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Body Mass Index;HAMD-17 score reduction rate;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
SDS score;body weight;waist circumference;Body Mass Index;HAMD-17 score reduction rate;LDL-C;Non-HDL-C;TC;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactChangcai Xie

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

hxie114@163.com+86 13650997551

Outcome results

None listed

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