Acupoint Thermal Radiation Characteristics in Adolescents with MDD

Xiaomei Shao

Status: Completed

Conditions: Major Depression

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Infrared thermography

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06750640

2022ZX010-IRT

Details and patient eligibility

About

Modern studies have confirmed that skin temperature changes at acupoints when the body is under pathological conditions. This suggests that changes in the thermal radiation characteristics of acupoints can objectively respond to the symptoms of a disease. In this study, the investigators first evaluated reproducibility of acupoint temperature measurement by IRT. Secondly, the investigators explored the thermal radiation characteristics of MDD-related acupoints, built the diagnostic model for adolescent depression severity and the diagnostic model for MDD in adolescents based on acupoint temperature. Our research findings will provide new ideas, methods and visualisations for early screening, auxiliary diagnosis and condition assessment of MDD in adolescents.

Full description

A total of 100 subjects were included, 60 adolescent with MDD (MDD group) and 40 healthy controls (HC group). All subjects accepted IRT detection.The random selection of 30 adolescent with MDD allowed the collection of the bilateral same name acupoint temperatures. Intra- and inter-observer reproducibility for the patients were examined in some randomly selected patients by 2 investigators and 2 investigators both made 2 independent measurements in a week. 30 MDD subjects were detected the bilateral same name acupoint temperatures.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 17 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria for the healthy control participants:

• 12years≤ age<18 years;
• SDS score <53;
• Adolescents with normal cognitive function can cooperate with the study;
• Adolescents and guardians agree to the study plan and sign the informed consent form.

Inclusion criteria for the major depression disorder participants:

• 12years≤ age<18 years;
• Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) score ≥ 53;
• Language, cognition and communication ability are normal;
• Patients and guardians agree to the study plan and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria both for the healthy control participants and major depression disorder participants:

• Severe anxiety, schizophrenia, or other serious mental illnesses;
• There are pigmentation, redness, infection or scarring on the skin at the site of detection;
• Patients with severe systemic diseases and their complications, serious infections, and major diseases of viscera, tissues, and systems;
• Female patients who were pregnant or lactating;
• Female patients who were during, or in proximity (±2 days) to their menstruation or ovulation;
• Patients with a body temperature ≥37.3°C;
• Inability to cooperate during the examination;
• Participating in any other clinical trials.

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

Healthy Control group

Description:

There were 40 healthy control participants in the Healthy Control group.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Infrared thermography

Major Depression Disorder group

Description:

There were 60 MDD patients in the MDD group. All MDD adolescents received at least one IRT test. 26 MDD adolescents were detected by 2 investigators and 2 investigators both made 2 independent measurements in a week. 30 MDD subjects were detected the bilateral same name acupoint temperatures.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Infrared thermography