Tokyo, May 15 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061568) titled 'Immediate effects of electroacupuncture for depressed patients with pain: An fNIRS study' on May 15.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Cross-over Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Placebo

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Saitama Medical University

Condition: Condition - Major depressive disorder Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - The purpose of this study is to evaluate the immediate effects of acupuncture on brain activity in depressed patients with pain, by measuring changes in oxygenated hemog...