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Clinical effect of Long-snake-like moxibustion on subthreshold depression and its impact on oral microbiome: A randomized clinical trial

Clinical effect of Long-snake-like moxibustion on subthreshold depression and its impact on oral microbiome: A randomized clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2024000453
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-09-18
Start date
2024-09-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-10-14

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

Conditions

Subthreshold depression

Interventions

Sponsors

Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy people: (1) Meet the World Health Organisation's criteria for a healthy person (2) Aged 18-65 years old; (2) No organic disease has been diagnosed; (3) Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-17) score: HAMD-17 total score <7; (4) Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D): CES-D score <16; (5) Voluntarily participate in this study and sign an informed consent form; (6) Have not been involved in other research projects in the last month that could affect the results. 2. Patients with subthreshold depression (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria of SD; (2) Aged 18-65 years old ; (3) Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-17) score: 7 = HAMD-17 total score <17; (4) Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CES-D): CES-D score = 16; (5) Voluntarily participate in this study and sign an informed consent form; (6) Have not been involved in other research projects in the last month that could affect the results. 3. Patients with depression: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria of depression; (2) Aged 18-65 years old ; (3) Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-17) score: HAMD-17 total score = 17; (4) Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale(CES-D): =16 on the CES-D; (5) Voluntarily participate in this study and sign an informed consent form; (6) Have not been involved in other research projects in the last month that could affect the results.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Those who are unconscious or unable to express subjective symptoms of discomfort or suffer from mental illness; (2) Those with progressive malignant tumors or other severe consumptive diseases, easily suffer from infections and bleeding; (3) Those with cardiovascular, or hepatic, or renal, or digestive, or hematopoietic system and other primary diseases; (4) Pregnant and lactating women; (5) Those who have bad breath dental caries (white spot lesions of enamel or dentin lesions) , or periodontal disease,or clinical symptoms of oral mucosal diseases; (6) Wearing removable or fixed prosthetic appliances; (7) Consumption of antibiotic and/or probiotic preparations within the past month.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
HAMD-17;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of depression at the 6-month follow-up;Chinese 14-Item Perceived Stress Scale;Pittsburgh sleep quality index;Patient Treatment Expectation Assessment;Short Form 12-item Health Survey;Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactTingting Ma

Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

6080934@qq.com+86 13550086707

Outcome results

None listed

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