mild depression
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:"Tiaoshen liqi"acupuncture
Control group:Conventional acupuncture
Sponsors
The First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria for mild depression of the International Classification of Diseases 10th revision (ICD-10). 2. Aged between 18 and 70 years. 3. The score of HDRS-24: 20 =HDRS= 26. 4. Patients who have not participated in other clinical trials within the last 1 month. 5. Patients who have not received treatment such as acupuncture and medication for depression within the last 1 week. 6. Patients who do not have aphasia or mental retardation, can understand the content of the scale and cooperate with 4 weeks of acupuncture treatment and follow-up for 3 months and sign an informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia, bipolar depression or other psychotic disorders with suicidal tendencies. 2. Patients with severe heart, liver, kidney and other systemic diseases. 3. Pregnant or lactating women. 4. Patients who cannot tolerate needling, or who have skin infection or breakdown at the site of needling, coagulation disorders, easy to get dizzy, or extreme weakness. 5. Patients who have participated in other clinical trials within 1 month prior to the start of this study. 6. Patients who have taken antidepressants or received acupuncture treatment for depression within 1 week prior to the start of this study. 7. Patients with severe cognitive and consciousness impairment that affects communication and unwillingness to cooperate, and who have not signed the informed consent form.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| HDRS-24; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PHQ-9;WHOQOL-BREF; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWei Zou
Outcome results
None listed