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TCM Health Preservation for Depression

NCT05799586 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2024-01-05

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Summary

This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) health preservation for depression on depressive symptoms reduction and other health-related outcomes among Hong Kong Chinese adults with depression. Participants in intervention group will receive TCM health preservation course for six weeks (6 sessions, 2 hours each) and practice TCM health preservation during the 6-week follow-up period. Participants in the control group (waitlist control) will receive usual care. After the follow-up assessment, TCM health preservation courses for depression will be provided to them for compensation.

Conditions

  • Depressive, Symptoms Depressive Disorder, Depression

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Traditional Chinese Medicine health preservation group

The traditional Chinese medicine health preservation intervention for depression was developed based on a previous systematic review and meta-analysis of Traditional Chinese medicine based integrated health interventions for depression, traditional Chinese medicine health preservation textbooks, clinical practice guidelines related to traditional Chinese medicine health preservation and traditional Chinese medicine treatment for depression. The content and structure of traditional Chinese medicine health preservation for depression was achieved among Hong Kong traditional Chinese medicine experts via a Delphi study.

BEHAVIORAL

Waitlist control group

Usual care

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    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
2023-04-01
Primary Completion
2024-01-30
Completion
2024-01-30

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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