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Brain functional characterization of dynamic changes of limbic - paralimbic - neocortex system induced by acupuncture at HT7

Brain functional characterization of dynamic changes of limbic - paralimbic - neocortex system induced by acupuncture at HT7

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025001067
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-05-28
Start date
2025-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-24

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

Conditions

Insomnia and depression

Interventions

mild to moderate depression patients (MDD group):acupuncture at HT7
Healthy Control (HC group):acupuncture at HT7
Chronic insomnia patients(CI group):acupuncture at HT7
Healthy Control (HC group):sham acupuncture at HT7

Sponsors

Peking University People's Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Inclusion criteria for healthy subjects 1) Denial of neurological or psychiatric disease history and family history 2) No experience of acupuncture and similar therapies 3) Education degree above high school 4) Right-handed 5) No history of acupuncture dizziness no serious liver kidney digestive hematopoietic diseases and other contraindications 6) Age 18-35 years old 7) Sign informed consent 2. Patients with insomnia were included in the criteria 1) Meet the diagnostic criteria for insomnia; Denial of any history of other neurological or psychiatric disorders or family history; (3) Pittsburg sleep scale score > 16; 4) Age 18-65 years old; 5) The others were the same as the healthy subjects. 3 Mild and moderate depression patients 1) Meet the DSM-V diagnostic criteria for depression with mild or moderate attacks; Denial of other neurological or psychiatric disease history and family history; (3) 24 items of Hamilton Depression Scale: 9 < total score < 27 and all answers to suicide severity rating scale were "no" or s

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Healthy subjects 1) Insomnia depression anxiety and other mental diseases; History of use of psychotropic drugs in the last 3 months including but not limited to antidepressants sleeping pills etc.; (3) A blood related relative within three generations has a history of mental illness; 4) Claustrophobia; (5) Infection allergy and trauma of acupuncture site. 2) Chronic insomnia patients and mild to moderate depression patients 1) combined with other neurological and psychiatric diseases; In the last 3 months there has been a change in the use of psychotropic or potentially affecting brain functional activities of drugs (including but not limited to antidepressants sleeping pills); 3)The others were the same as the healthy subjects.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
fMRI;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Hamilton's Depression Scale (MDD and CI group);Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index;Hamilton anxiety scale;Massachusetts Hospital Acupuncture Sensation Scale;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHe Jiakai

Peking University People's Hospital

hejacky.jay@qq.com18301390881

Outcome results

None listed

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