A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Electroacupuncture for Perimenopause Women with Mild-Moderate Depression.

Sheng LiZhao-Feng LiQian WuXiao-Chuan GuoZhen-Hua XuXiao-Bin LiRong ChenDao-You ZhouCong WangQuan DuanJian SunDing LuoMin-Ying LiJun-Ling WangHui XieLi-Hua XuanSheng-Yong SuDong-Mian HuangZhi-Shun Liu Wen Bin Fu

Published in: BioMed research international (2018)

EA treatment is effective and safe in relieving depression symptom and improving the quality of life in the perimenopausal depression. Further research is needed to understand long-term efficacy and explore the mechanism of this intervention. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02423694.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
depressive symptoms
sleep quality
study protocol
postmenopausal women
clinical trial
blood brain barrier
smoking cessation