The Activation on Prefrontal Cortex With Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Major Depressive Disorder: A Study of Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy

NCT04272476 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2020-02-17

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Summary

This study evaluates the activation on prefrontal cortex with acupuncture and moxibustion for major depressive disorder.Half of participants will receive the treatment of acupuncture and moxibustion, while the other participants will receive the fluoxetine.

Conditions

  • Depressive Disorder, Major

Interventions

OTHER

acupuncture and moxibustion

DRUG

Fluoxetine

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    collaborator OTHER
  • Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wu Junmei, Doctor · Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2019-12-31
Completion
2019-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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