60
Participants
Start Date
August 31, 2011
Primary Completion Date
March 31, 2012
Study Completion Date
January 31, 2013
Ture acupuncture
Ture acupuncture included shenmen point in the ear cartilage ridge area without electrical stimulation and Hegu (LI 4) and Zusanli (ST 36) on both hands and legs with electrical stimulation. The frequency of stimulation alternated between 20 and 100 Hz (dense and disperse, DD) at automatic 2-second intervals. The intensities of the stimulations were increased in 1 mA increments to maximal tolerable intensity.
Sham acupuncture
"The needles on the bilateral Hegu (LI 4) and Zusanli (ST 36) were then connected to the electro-acupuncture machine with zero frequencies and amplitude.DeQiwas avoided during needling."
Department of psychiatry, Armed Forces Tao-Yuan General Hospital, No.168 Zhong-Xing Road, Taoyuan, Taiwan., Longtan
China Medical University, Taiwan
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