Adjunctive Treatment of Major Depression Utilizing Auricular Acupuncture

Summary

This will be a randomized, single blind study of 6 weeks duration involving the use of auricular acupuncture or sham acupuncture in the adjunctive treatment of depression in college students.

Timeline

Start

2015-08

Primary completion

2016-05

Completion

2016-05

Publications

• Background Berman BM, Lao L, Langenberg P, Lee WL, Gilpin AM, Hochberg MC. Effectiveness of acupuncture as adjunctive therapy in osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 2004 Dec 21;141(12):901-10. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-141-12-200412210-00006.
• Background Gori L, Firenzuoli F. Ear acupuncture in European traditional medicine. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2007 Sep;4(Suppl 1):13-6. doi: 10.1093/ecam/nem106.
• Background MacPherson H, Richmond S, Bland M, Brealey S, Gabe R, Hopton A, Keding A, Lansdown H, Perren S, Sculpher M, Spackman E, Torgerson D, Watt I. Acupuncture and counselling for depression in primary care: a randomised controlled trial. PLoS Med. 2013;10(9):e1001518. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001518. Epub 2013 Sep 24.
• Background Nixon MK, Cheng M, Cloutier P. An open trial of auricular acupuncture for the treatment of repetitive self-injury in depressed adolescents. Can Child Adolesc Psychiatr Rev. 2003 Feb;12(1):10-2.
• Background Qu SS, Huang Y, Zhang ZJ, Chen JQ, Lin RY, Wang CQ, Li GL, Wong HK, Zhao CH, Pan JY, Guo SC, Zhang YC. A 6-week randomized controlled trial with 4-week follow-up of acupuncture combined with paroxetine in patients with major depressive disorder. J Psychiatr Res. 2013 Jun;47(6):726-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.02.004. Epub 2013 Mar 14.
• Background Sinyor M, Schaffer A, Levitt A. The sequenced treatment alternatives to relieve depression (STAR*D) trial: a review. Can J Psychiatry. 2010 Mar;55(3):126-35. doi: 10.1177/070674371005500303.
• Background Wang SM, Peloquin C, Kain ZN. The use of auricular acupuncture to reduce preoperative anxiety. Anesth Analg. 2001 Nov;93(5):1178-80, table of contents. doi: 10.1097/00000539-200111000-00024.

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