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Auricular Concha Electro-acupuncture for the Treatment of Depression

NCT03607331 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 106

Last updated 2019-04-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this study was to compare the therapeutic effects of Auricular Concha Electro-acupuncture and Citalopram on patients with major depressive disorder (MDD).

Conditions

  • Depression
  • Depressive Symptom
  • Depressive Disorder

Interventions

DEVICE

Auricular vagus nerve stimulation

Auricular vagus nerve stimulation is a typical representative of TCM modernization.

DRUG

Citalopram

Citalopram is an antidepressant drug of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class.It has U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to treat major depression.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

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
2018-09-17
Primary Completion
2019-07-01
Completion
2019-08-01

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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Diseases

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