Acupuncture, Counselling, and Usual GP care for Depression (ACUDep)

Conditions

Depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depressive episode

Hugh MacPherson, Andrew J. Vickers, Martin Bland, David Torgerson, Mark Corbett et al. (15 authors)

Programme Grants for Applied Research2017-01-0151 citations

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Richmond SJ, Keding A, Hover M, Gabe R, Cross B, Torgerson D, MacPherson H.

2015-04-0329 citations

10.1186/s12888-015-0456-3

Patients’ experiences of acupuncture and counselling for depression and comorbid pain: a qualitative study nested within a randomised controlled trial

Ann Hopton, Janet Eldred, Hugh MacPherson

BMJ Open2014-06-0116 citations

10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005144

Acupuncture and Counselling for Depression in Primary Care: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Hugh MacPherson, Stewart Richmond, Martin Bland, Stephen Brealey, Rhian Gabe et al. (13 authors)

PLoS Medicine2013-09-24140 citations

10.1371/journal.pmed.1001518

Alexander Technique Lessons, Acupuncture Sessions or usual care for patients with chronic neck pain (ATLAS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

MacPherson H, Tilbrook HE, Richmond SJ, Atkin K, Ballard K, Bland M, Eldred J, Essex HN, Hopton A, Lansdown H, Muhammad U, Parrott S, Torgerson D, Wenham A, Woodman J, Watt I.

2013-07-1013 citations

10.1186/1745-6215-14-209

Acupuncture, Counseling, and Usual care for Depression (ACUDep): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

MacPherson H, Richmond S, Bland JM, Lansdown H, Hopton A, Kang'ombe A, Morley S, Perren S, Spackman E, Spilsbury K, Torgerson D, Watt I.

2012-11-1411 citations

10.1186/1745-6215-13-209

Interventions

Patients allocated to the acupuncture and counselling groups will receive the offer of 12 sessions on a weekly basis. The participating acupuncturists will be members of the British Acupuncture Counc

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients over 18 who have consulted their GP for depression 2. Participants must also be still be depressed at the time of recruitment, with a score of 20 or above on the Beck Depression Inventory-II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are receiving acupuncture or counselling sessions 2. Terminal illness 3. Haemophilia 4. Hepatitis 5. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 6. Pregnancy 7. Confounding psychiatric condition: 7.1. Bipolar disorder 7.2. Postpartum depression 7.3. Adjustment disorder 7.4. Psychosis 7.5. Personality disorder 8. Suffered a close personal bereavement 9. Given birth during the previous 12 months 10. Because of the specific demands of this study in terms of the need to fully comprehend detailed information, to complete questionnaires, to understand and converse readily with English speaking acupuncturists and counsellors, and to permit physical contact, we intend to exclude patients who have a significant learning disability, who are unable to converse in English, or who have dementia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) at three months, with an evaluation of whether there is an overall benefit over the twelve months. We will use the correlation between the PHQ-9 and Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) at baseline and 12 months to determine equivalent BDI-II scores at subsequent timepoints.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. SF-36 Bodily Pain Subscale 2. EQ-5D 3. CARE (Consultational and Relational Empathy measure) 4. We will also collect data on NHS resource use and patients' private costs	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed