Status:
COMPLETED
Electroacupuncture Combined With Antidepressants for Post-stroke Depression
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Hong Kong
Collaborating Sponsors:
Tung Wah Hospital
Kowloon Hospital, Hong Kong
Conditions:
Depression
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
35-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a randomized, assessor-blind, placebo controlled study in post stroke depression patients. Subjects receiving antidepressant drug would be assigned to either active or placebo scalp electro-ac...
Detailed Description
Mood depression is a common and serious consequence of stroke. A large proportion of stroke patients develop post-stroke depression (PSD), either in the early or late stages after stroke. Although ant...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- most recently experience an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, documented by cerebral computed topographic scanning or magnetic resonance imaging
- develop significant depression, with a HAMD-17 score of 16 or greater
Exclusion
- presence of severe aphasia, especially fluent aphasia
- presence of severe cognitive dysfunction, indicated the Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE) score of \< 18
- had a history of psychiatric illness other than depression
- presence of another chronic disorder, including severe Parkinson's disease, cardiac disease, cancers, epilepsy, or chronic alcoholism
- impaired hepatic or renal function
- have bleeding tendency
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
43 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01174394
Start Date
May 1 2010
End Date
February 1 2013
Last Update
May 1 2013
Active Locations (3)
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1
Tung Wah Hospital - Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Medicine
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2
Kowloon Hospital - Department of Psychiatry
Kowloon, Hong Kong
3
Kowloon Hospital - Department of Rehabilitation
Kowloon, Hong Kong