64
Participants
Start Date
May 31, 2005
Primary Completion Date
November 30, 2011
Study Completion Date
November 30, 2011
Acupuncture
5 specific body acupoints (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 min. Two acupoints along the midline of the head, GV-20 and GV-24.5 (Yintang), were also used with a 2 Hz current applied from GV-20 (-) to GV24.5 (+).
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
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