NCT05310175

Efficacy of Acupuncture at Acupoints Group Around the Base of Skull for Post-Stroke Depression

Efficacy of Acupuncture at Acupoints Group Around the Base of Skull for Post-Stroke Depression: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 98 (estimated)
• Sponsor: China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture at acupoints group around the base of skull for post-stroke depression.

Detailed description

98 eligible participants with post-stroke depression will be recruited and randomly assigned to the experimental group and the control group in a ratio of 1:1. Participants in both groups will receive electroacupuncture or placebo acupuncture treatment at acupoints group around the base of skull 3 times a week for 4 weeks, and followed up for 24 weeks.

Conditions

• Post-stroke Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Electroacupuncture	Filiform needles (0.30×50mm, Hanyi brand, Beijing Medical Appliance, China) and the SDZ-V electric acupuncture (Suzhou Medical Appliance) apparatus will be used. After acupuncture at the acupoints group, the needle handle will be connected with the electrode of the electric acupuncture apparatus.
DEVICE	Sham acupuncture	Shallow needle insertion of 2-3 mm at sham acupoints without manipulation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-06
• Primary completion: 2023-05-06
• Completion: 2024-10-01
• First posted: 2022-04-04
• Last updated: 2023-09-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China