Bipolar Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
Mood Disorder, Acupuncture
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of Bipolar Depression.
Detailed description
Patients receive 8 weeks (12 sessions) of acupuncture treatment plus stable medication. Patients are randomly assigned to receive either acupuncture designed to relieve symptoms of depression or acupuncture designed to relieve some other legitimate physical condition. A comparison group of patients who take medication but do not receive acupuncture is assessed to evaluate the effectiveness of medication alone. Patients participate in clinical assessment each week, which includes visiting with a psychiatrist and completing symptom rating scales.
Interventions
PROCEDUREAcupuncture
Sponsors
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Meet DSM-IV criteria for bipolar I disorder or bipolar II disorder * Demonstrate symptoms of depression as determined by a minimum score of 25 on the Inventory for Depressive Symptoms-Clinician Rated Scale * Have taken stable psychoactive medications for at least 30 days prior to study entry
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed