Depression
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized controlled, other, three-arm, single-blind study, with 180 equally distributed volunteers participating, that is, 60 volunteers in each group. Volunteer patients (students from th
Placebo (will receive acupuncture at points not indicated for the treatment of depression)
Treatment (will receive acupuncture at points indicated for depression)
These groups will be divided into two groups: 1 - with symptoms of depression
2 - without symptoms of depression Patients classified in groups 1 and 2 will be divided into three experimental groups: - Control (will not receive any treatment)
- Placebo (will receive acupuncture at points not indicated for the treatment of depression)
- Treatment (will receive acupuncture at points indicated for depression). Each of these treatment groups will include patients with and without symptoms of depression Therefore, this research will ha
Sponsors
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Students of the Health Sciences Center of the State University of Western Paraná, in Francisco Beltrão; aged between 18 and 60 years; both sexes; self-reported depressive symptoms, investigated through the application of the Patient Health Questionnaire; who agree to answer the questionnaires and sign the Free and Informed Consent Form (FICF)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of neoplasia; thrombosis; autoimmune diseases; pregnancy; indication of absence of depression and severe depression, in the Patient Health Questionnaire-9; who are undergoing treatment for cardiovascular diseases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depressive signs and symptoms are expected to regress by the end of the 10 acupuncture sessions | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcomes are expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactGisele Arruda
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
Outcome results
None listed