Depression
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Medical College of Xiamen University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who meet the above diagnostic criteria of Chinese and Western medicine; 2. The subjects who scored 17 or more in the first 17 items of Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD); 3. Subjects aged between 20 and 64 years; 4. Subjects without other mental disorders or drug addiction; 5. Subjects with normal routine examination.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with hypothyroidism, Parkinson's disease, depression and other diseases; 2. Subjects with depression caused by taking drugs; 3. Patients with depression after schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive neurosis, phobic neurosis, anxiety neurosis, hypochondriac neurosis and other neurosis, delayed psychogenic reaction or extreme sadness caused by family changes. 4. Subjects who are currently pregnant or breast-feeding; 5. Patients who received acupuncture treatment 6 months before the trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| HAMD;blood glucose; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXianjun Meng
Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Medical College of Xiamen University
Outcome results
None listed