Acupuncture for mood disorders and somatisation disorder co-morbidity
Conditions
Interventions
Treatment group:Soothing Liver Qi and Regulating Spirit Integrative Acupuncture Treatment Protocol + Basic Diet and Exercise Management
Control group:Comfort Acupuncture + Diet and Exercise Baseline Management
Sponsors
Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 49 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meets diagnostic criteria for overweight/obesity (2) Meet the diagnostic criteria of depression. At the initial diagnosis, 50?SAS?69, 53?SDS?72, 8?HAMD-17?24, 14?HAMA=29 scores meet the criteria for anxiety or depression. (3) Women between the ages of 18-49 years old. (4) Have not been treated with acupuncture for weight loss in the last three months. (5) Have not taken any hormonal drugs or related medications that may have an effect on weight and appetite in the last three months. (6) Voluntarily join, understand and sign the informed consent form. Patients who also meet the above six items can be included in this research project.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Those who are clearly suffering from severe organic diseases of the heart, brain, liver, kidney, etc., severe endocrine diseases and severe skin diseases; (2) Those with diabetes mellitus or diabetic peripheral neuropathy with poor blood sugar control; (3) Those with localised skin ulcerations and infections or hyperthermic inflammatory diseases; (4) Pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women; (5) People with combined deafness or severe cognitive impairment that prevents normal communication;
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| body weight,BMI,body fat percentage;Self-Depression Scale (SDS), Self-Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-17; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio;Tryptophan; tryptophan metabolites: kynurenine, quinolinic acid, 3-hydroxykynurenine; kynurenine/tryptophan ratio; pro-inflammatory factors: IL-6,IL-1ß,TNF-a,IFN-?;; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactDuyutong
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed