Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
Conditions
Interventions
Control Group:Electric pulse stimulation of routine acupuncture at Neiguan point
Experimental Group:Electric pulse stimulation by shallow needling at Neiguan point
Sponsors
AMHT Group Aerospace 731 Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1)Meet the diagnostic criteria of Western Medicine on generalized anxiety disorder; (2)Meet the diagnostic criteria of depression syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine; (3)Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) = 14, but <29; SAS score = 50, but <70. The degree of illness is mild to moderate; (4)Aged between 18 and 60 (5)No anti anxiety drugs in the last four weeks; (6)Agree to sign informed consent file.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with one of the following criteria will be excluded: (1)Anxiety secondary to physical diseases such as hyperthyroidism, hypertension and coronary heart disease; (2)Withdrawal reaction due to excipient overdose, stopping anti anxiety drugs for less than four weeks, hypnotic sedative drugs and anti anxiety drugs; (3)There are other psychoses associated with anxiety, such as panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobia, hypochondria, neurasthenia, mania, depression, schizophrenia and other associated anxiety; (4)Pregnancy or breastfeeding; (5)Unstable vital signs; (6)Unconsciousness, aphasia and cognitive impairment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, SAS;Heart rate variability; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hamilton Anxiety Scale,HAMA;Integral evaluation of TCM Syndrome Scale;Electroencephalogram;Serum 5-HT content;Serum NE content; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhang Yang
AMHT Group Aerospace 731 Hospital
Outcome results
None listed