Efficacy and Safety of Intradermal Acupuncture for Major Depressive Disorder
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2025-12-30
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common mental illness that severely affects the health
and quality of life of patients. Treatment with acupuncture alone or a combination of
appropriate adjuncts has been reported to be significantly effective in reducing the severity
of MDD, relieving patients' somatic symptoms and improving sleep. This study will focus on
the intradermal acupuncture, which is more convenient, gentler and has longer lasting
effects. The aim is to study the efficacy and safety of intradermal acupuncture for MDD, and
to preliminarily explore the central nervous mechanisms by which it exerts its therapeutic
effects.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Xiaomei Shao
Collaborators:
First People's Hospital of Hangzhou The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University Zhejiang Provincial Tongde Hospital