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The effect of pressing needle therapy on depression, anxiety and sleep for patients in convalescence of COVID-19

The effect of pressing needle therapy on depression, anxiety and sleep for patients in convalescence of COVID-19

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300069602
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-03-21
Start date
2023-03-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-29

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

Conditions

Sequelae of COVID-19 infection

Interventions

treatment group:pressing needle therapy
control group :sham pressing needle therapy

Sponsors

Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) patients with negative detection of the nucleic acid turned from positive detection who met the criteria of mild and common type of diagnosis and treatment of new coronavirus pneumonia (trial version 9). (2) patients who were>=18 years old and =5, the score of GAD-7>=5, and the score of ISI>=8. (5) patients who have taken the same antidepressant or sedative and hypnotic drugs steadily for >= 4 weeks, or who have not taken antidepressant or sedative and hypnotic drugs. (6) patients who have not received pressing needle treatment. (7) patients voluntarily participated in the research and signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) other cases of pneumonia such as infection with Epstein-barr virus, mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, mycobacterium tuberculosis, respiratory tract legionella pneumophila, etc. (2) patients with chronic respiratory tract disease, respiratory tract bacterial infection such as cough variant asthma, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchiectasis, interstitial pneumonia, organizing pneumonia, bronchitis, otitis media, sinusitis, tonsillitis, etc (3) congenital malformation of respiratory tract, abnormal development of lung, vasculitis, dermatomyositis, etc. (4) patients with severe heart, brain, liver, kidney system diseases, neuropsychiatric disease before infection with COVID-19. (5) patients with neuropsychiatric diseases, or with serious diseases that affect survival, such as blood diseases, tumors, cachexia, AIDS, etc. (6) pregnant women and lactating women. (7) patients who can not be treated by pressing needle such as skin redness, local skin lesions, metal or tape allergy, etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Patient Health Questionnaire;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale;Insomnia Severity Index;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWenjia Yang

Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

yangwenjia1030@163.com+86 15800690158

Outcome results

None listed

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