drugset / Trial / NCT02472613
Acupuncture for Ischemic Post-stroke Depression
Completed
208 enrolled
First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · collabState Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China · collabTianjin Academy of Tradional Chinese Medicine Afflicated Hospital · collab
RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment
Summary
This is a multicentre, single Blind ,randomized controlled clinical trial in ischemic post-stroke depression patients.The participants will be allocated randomly in either of the two groups: verum acupuncture plus placebo medication group or sham acupuncture plus true medication group. On the hypothesis that acupuncture intervention could produce the same therapeutic effects as antidepressants. The investigators also hypothesized that acupuncture would be associated with minimal side effects.
Timeline
- Start
- 2016-05
- Primary completion
- 2019-12-31
- Completion
- 2019-12-31
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparator | Fluoxetine | Small molecule | 20 mg | — |
Indications
No indication recorded.