Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Electroacupuncture Group:Electroacupuncture
Sham Electroacupuncture Group:Sham Electroacupuncture
Healthy control group:N/A
Sponsors
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Inclusion criteria for subjects with generalized anxiety disorder: (1) Conforming to the diagnostic criteria of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition (ICD-10) for Generalized Anxiety Disorder; (2) No systematic Sex therapy related to anxiety disorder has been taken in the past month; (3) Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) score >=14 points; (4) The course of the disease is greater than or equal to 6 months, regardless of gender; (5) Aged 18-60 years; (6) Right-handed person; (7) Those who can understand and complete the observation indicators of this study, and sign an informed consent form. 2. Inclusion criteria for healthy subjects: (1) Aged 18-60 years, regardless of gender; (2) Complaints without anxiety; (3) Having good physical health and no previous mental illness; (4) Right-handed person; (5) Those who can understand and complete the observation indicators of this study, and sign an informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) score <14 points; 2. Organic mental disorders, or mental disorders related to psychoactive substances and non addictive substances; 3. Have a family history of other mental illnesses such as dementia, schizophrenia, mania, addiction, etc; 4. Pregnancy, pregnancy preparation, or lactation; 5. Patients with serious skin diseases, diabetes, tumors or serious cardiovascular, lung, liver, kidney, hematopoietic system and other medical diseases; 6. Individuals with a history of self injurious behavior, suicidal tendencies, and attempted suicide; 7. Those who are afraid of acupuncture or are accompanied by paroxysmal sleeping sickness, sleep apnea syndrome, etc., and cannot cooperate with the intervention or related evaluation process.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hamilton Anxiety Scale, HAMA;7-Item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, GAD-7;Electroencephalogram; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 36-Item Short Form Survey, SF-36;State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI;17-Item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, HAMD-17;Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-9; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWu Qian
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed