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Clinical Efficacy of Auricular Press Needle Therapy for Post-Stroke Depression and Its Impact on Brain Function: An Exploration Based on fNIRS Technology

Clinical Efficacy of Auricular Press Needle Therapy for Post-Stroke Depression and Its Impact on Brain Function: An Exploration Based on fNIRS Technology

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025002117
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-11-04
Start date
2025-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

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

Conditions

Post-stroke depression

Interventions

Normal control group:None, only collecting brain functional data.
Conventional treatment group:Post-stroke routine treatment
Ear Acupoint Press Needle Treatment Group:Ear acupoint pressing needles combined with conventional therapy

Sponsors

Xichong County People's Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for subjects in the normal control group: (1) Age: 18 to 80 years old, gender not limited; (2) The subjects are in good physical condition and have no other organic diseases. (3) The total score of the Hamilton Depression Scale is =7 points; (4) Voluntarily participate in the research and sign the informed consent form; (5) No history of drug or alcohol abuse. Post-stroke depression was included in the criteria (1) Meet the above diagnostic criteria for post-stroke depression; (2) The total score of the Hamilton Depression Scale is greater than 7 points; (3) The first onset of the disease, and the patient had not taken any antidepressant drugs before seeking medical treatment; (4) Age: 18 to 80 years old, gender not limited; (5) The patient is conscious, with stable vital signs and no history of mental illness before the onset of the disease. (6) The patient and his/her family agree to accept all the treatment plans of this research institute and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for subjects in the normal control group: (1) pregnant or lactating women; (2) Education level below primary school, or unable to form words or count with common characters; (3) The fNIRS detection cannot be completed as required, or the fNIRS signal is abnormal; (4) People with hearing impairments. Exclusion criteria for post-stroke depression: (1) Depression caused by other brain diseases such as brain tumors; (2) Patients with depression before stroke; (3) Those with a history of epilepsy, mental disorders or a positive family history; (4) Those with severe damage to the functions of organs such as the heart, liver and kidneys, such as heart failure, lung failure, myocardial infarction and other heart diseases; Severe liver and kidney diseases; People with metabolic diseases; (5) Those with poor compliance; (6) Those who have received long-term treatment for depression or have undergone medication or other treatments recently (within one month of selection)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Self-Rating Depression Scale Score;National Institutes of Health Neurological Deficit Score;Modified Barthel Index;Near-infrared Brain Function Detection;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHe Yongzhi

Xichong County People's Hospital

15775826837@163.com15775826837

Outcome results

None listed

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