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Acupuncture for Residual Insomnia Associated With Major Depressive Disorder

NCT00838994 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 78

Last updated 2010-01-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of acupuncture treatment on residual insomnia in major depressive patients.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Acupuncture

Acupuncture at bilateral Ear Shenmen, Sishencong EX-HN1, Anmian, and unilateral Yintang EX-HN3 and Baihui GV20. The needles will be left for 30 min and then removed. Acupuncture treatment will consist of three sessions per week for 3 consecutive weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hong Kong Baptist University

    collaborator OTHER

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ka-Fai Chung, MBBS · The University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-10-31
Primary Completion
2009-04-30
Completion
2009-04-30

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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