Comparison of Treatment Effect of Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine on Depression in China and America
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Comparison of different assessment methods to evaluate the treatment efficacy of Chinese medicine on minor and mild depression.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable depression
Started Mar 2012
Typical duration for not_applicable depression
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2012
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 2, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 20, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2014
CompletedMarch 20, 2012
March 1, 2012
2 years
March 2, 2012
March 16, 2012
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
psychological questionnaires
12 weeks post treatment.
Study Arms (4)
Chinese herb
EXPERIMENTALChinese herbs special for depression
acupuncture
EXPERIMENTALPsychotherapy
EXPERIMENTALphysiotherapy
EXPERIMENTALInterventions
six acupuncture point including DU20, EX HN3, EX HN1, PC6,HT7,SP6,special for depression
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- According with ICD-10 criteria of depression;
- Age 16-70;
- Antidepressant and other Psychiatric drugs have not been had two weeks before the trial, or the drugs above had been used but have cleaning period of two weeks;
- Level of education is higher than junior middle school;
- Course of disease is more than two weeks;
- Volunteer to join and Signed the informed consent
You may not qualify if:
- Pregnancy or lactation;
- Severe depression or have serious suicidal tendencies
- long distance or other causes who can not adherence to treatment
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Guang'anmen Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100053, China
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Weidong Wang, master
Guang'anmen Hospital
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- FACTORIAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Psychology Department
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 2, 2012
First Posted
March 20, 2012
Study Start
March 1, 2012
Primary Completion
March 1, 2014
Study Completion
July 1, 2014
Last Updated
March 20, 2012
Record last verified: 2012-03