Acupuncture for Anxiety and Depression

Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Breast Cancer Survivor; Anxiety and Depression

Treatments: Device: Sham electroacupuncture; Device: Electroacupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06994351

2025-046-KY-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to primarily investigate the effects and safety of acupuncture on anxiety and depression among patients with breast cancer.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria

1. Female, aged 18 to 70 years old;
2. Meeting the diagnostic criteria for breast cancer and at TMN I-III;
3. Having completed specialized active treatment for at least one month;
4. With an ECOG score of 0-2;
5. Mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression;
6. Voluntarily joining this study and signing the informed consent form. Exclusion criteria

(1) Starting to take or change the regimen of anti-anxiety and/or -depression disorder medication within one month before enrolment; (2) Received psychological intervention or physical therapy one month before enrolment or planning to use in the next 5 months; (3) With diagnosis of anxiety and/or depression disorder prior to the diagnosis of breast cancer; (4) Patients with suicidal tendencies, bipolar disorder and psychotic symptoms; (5) Patients with severe anxiety and/or depression； (6) Patients received acupuncture treatment within one month before enrolment; (7) Participating in other clinical studies on the treatment of anxiety and depression; (8) Combined with severe underlying diseases; (9) Patients with severe skin ulcers; (10) Pregnant or lactating patients; (11) Poor compliance.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Electroacupuncture group

Experimental group

Description:

Acupoints: Bai Hui acupoint, An Mian acupoint, Shang Yin Tang acupoint, Tai Yang acupoint, Tai Yang acupoint, Tian Shu acupoint, Zu San Li acupoint, Tai Chong acupoint, Shen Men acupoint.

Treatment:

Device: Electroacupuncture

Sham electroacupuncture group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Acupoints: Bai Hui acupoint, An Mian acupoint, Shang Yin Tang acupoint, Tai Yang acupoint, Tai Yang acupoint, Tian Shu acupoint, Zu San Li acupoint, Tai Chong acupoint, Shen Men acupoint.

Treatment:

Device: Sham electroacupuncture