Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Depressed Patients Taking Antidepressant Medications

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

45

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2007

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2010

Study Completion Date

April 30, 2010

Conditions
Depression
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

Our acupuncture treatment protocol included: HT-7 and LI-4 on the hands bilaterally, and ST-36, SP-6, and LR-3 on the legs bilaterally, with gentle manual tonification every 10 minutes; and GV-20 and GV- 24.5 (Yintang), along the midline of the head.

Trial Locations (1)

02114

Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

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