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Acupuncture at Huatuo Jiaji Points for Yang Qi Stagnation-Related Adolescent Depression: A Clinical Trial and Protocol Development

Acupuncture at Huatuo Jiaji Points for Yang Qi Stagnation-Related Adolescent Depression: A Clinical Trial and Protocol Development

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025001452
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-07-21
Start date
2025-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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

Conditions

Adolescent depression

Interventions

Sham acupuncture group:On the basis of the treatment in the control group sham acupuncture treatment was given
Control group :Treatment with antidepressant drugs alone
Acupuncture group:On the basis of the treatment of the control group acupuncture Huatuo chiropractic point was the main treatment

Sponsors

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
13 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria for depressive disorder and yang qi stagnation depression in ICD-10; (2) Age 13~18 years old conscious no aphasia intellectual disability education level junior high school (inclusive) or above able to understand the content of the scale and cooperate with treatment; (3) 7 points< HAMD-17 score<24 points; (4) There is no obvious abnormality in clinical examination and laboratory examination; (5) Those who have signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Unable to cooperate with acupuncture treatment; (2) History of seizures or strong positive family history of epilepsy, history of cerebral organic diseases and serious physical diseases; (3) Those who suffer from severe neurological diseases and physical diseases such as heart, brain, and kidney; (4) Those who have a history of abuse of drugs, drugs or ethanol; (5) Patients with skin lesions or skin diseases, severe diabetes, tumors and insufficiency of important organs, or serious internal diseases such as liver, kidney, cardiovascular, endocrine, respiratory and hematopoietic systems; (6) Pregnancy, trying to conceive or lactation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Hamilton Depression Scale-17;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Basic information such as height, weight, waist circumference, BMI, and regular fingers such as blood sugar and blood lipids;MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery;Hamilton anxiety scale;Pittsburgh sleep quality index;36-item short form health survey;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWang Ying

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine

zhenjiu205@126.com13955199550

Outcome results

None listed

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