Effect of Electroacupuncture on Treating the First-episode Depression
Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2026-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Depression is a disease that endangers the physical and mental health of all human beings.
Only 30-40% of patients with initial episode depression are cured after treatment with
antidepressants. Acupuncture is a widely recognized therapy to treat depression in clinical
practice, and it can effectively relieve the depressive mood and improve related physical
symtoms in patients with mild to moderate depression. This randomised controlled trial (RCT)
is aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture (EA) in the treatment
for patients with the first-episode of mild to moderate depression.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine