# Effect of Electroacupuncture on Treating the First-episode Depression

> **NCT05818735** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine** · enrollment: 204 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Depression

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** electroacupuncture (EA) treatment
- **OTHER:** sham acupuncture (SA) treatment
- **DRUG:** Escitalopram 10mg
- **DRUG:** Placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05818735
- **Lead sponsor:** Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2023-12-01
- **Primary completion:** 2025-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2026-05-01
- **Target enrollment:** 204 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2023-12-15

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05818735

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05818735, "Effect of Electroacupuncture on Treating the First-episode Depression". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05818735. Licensed CC0.

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