P02.99. Acupuncture combined with an antidepressant has a better effect on major depression: a multi-center, randomized, controlled clinical trial
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Methods 72 inpatients and outpatients with MD, diagnosed by the ICD-10, were randomly divided into three groups with three different treatments: combination of manualacupuncture and paroxetine (23 cases); combination of electro-acupuncture and paroxetine (32 cases); and paroxetine only (17 cases) for 6 weeks. Two statistical analyzing methods, intention to treat (ITT) and per protocol (PP), were applied to assess the main curative indexes, including Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD), Self-rating depression scale (SDS), and Rating Scale for Side Effects (SERS) scores.
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