Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT05106868
Acupuncture for Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
Acupuncture for Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 123 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 60 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Several studies investigating acupuncture for major depressive disorder (MDD) have been carried out. However, investigators found the results were in high heterogeneity and poor methodological quality. Thus, investigators intend to provide high quality of the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for MDD.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | acupuncture | Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the acupoints on body to treat diseases. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2021-11-01
- Primary completion
- 2022-12-30
- Completion
- 2023-06-30
- First posted
- 2021-11-04
- Last updated
- 2021-11-04
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05106868. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.