Electroacupuncture plus moxibustion therapy for patients with major depressive disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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• 作者：Mikyung Kim ; Eun-Ji Choi ; Sung-Phil Kim ; Jung-Eun Kim ; Hyo-Ju Park ; Ae-Ran Kim…
• 关键词：Electroacupuncture ; Moxibustion ; Depression ; Major depressive disorder ; Randomized controlled trial
• 刊名：Trials
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：December 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：18
• 期：1
• 全文大小：933KB
• 刊物主题：Medicine/Public Health, general; Biomedicine, general; Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1745-6215
• 卷排序：18

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BackgroundMajor depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most prevalent mental health disorders and has a significant societal economic burden. Antidepressants and cognitive behavioral therapy are two primary interventions for the standardized treatment of MDD. However, their weaknesses, such as a low response rate, a high risk of adverse events from medication, and the high cost of cognitive behavioral therapy, have resulted in a need for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Among the various therapeutic interventions in CAM, electroacupuncture and moxibustion have been widely used to treat various mental illnesses, including MDD. The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a full-scale randomized controlled trial to investigate the efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture plus moxibustion therapy for MDD.