NCT06750640Completed
Acupoint Thermal Radiation Characteristics in Adolescents with MDD
Acupoint Thermal Radiation Characteristics in Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder and Establishment of Diagnostic Model
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 31 Dec 2024
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Modern studies have confirmed that skin temperature changes at acupoints when the body is under pathological conditions. This suggests that changes in the thermal radiation characteristics of acupoints can objectively respond to the symptoms of a disease. In this study, the investigators first evaluated reproducibility of acupoint temperature measurement by IRT. Secondly, the investigators explored the thermal radiation characteristics of MDD-related acupoints, built the diagnostic model for adolescent depression severity and the diagnostic model for MDD in adolescents based on acupoint temperature. Our research findings will provide new ideas, methods and visualisations for early screening, auxiliary diagnosis and condition assessment of MDD in adolescents.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 100 (actual)
- First submitted
- 20 Dec 2024
- Start date
- 5 Mar 2022
- Primary completion date
- 30 Jun 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Xiaomei Shao
- Diseases
- Depression
- NCT number
- NCT06750640
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Participants enrolled: 100
- From 5 Mar 2022 to the primary completion date, 30 Jun 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- Severe anxiety, schizophrenia, or other serious mental illnesses;
- There are pigmentation, redness, infection or scarring on the skin at the site of detection;
- Patients with severe systemic diseases and their complications, serious infections, and major diseases of viscera, tissues, and systems;
Other
- Female patients who were pregnant or lactating;
- Female patients who were during, or in proximity (±2 days) to their menstruation or ovulation;
- Patients with a body temperature ≥37.3°C;
- Inability to cooperate during the examination;
- Participating in any other clinical trials.
Who the study is looking for
- 12years≤ age\<18 years;
- SDS score \<53;
- Adolescents with normal cognitive function can cooperate with the study;
- Adolescents and guardians agree to the study plan and sign the informed consent form.
- 12years≤ age\<18 years;
- Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) score ≥ 53;
- Language, cognition and communication ability are normal;
- Patients and guardians agree to the study plan and sign the informed consent form.
Age in the registry: 12 years to 17 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hangzhou | China | Unknown status |
Related publications
- Acupoint temperature as a biomarker: infrared thermography in the diagnosis of adolescents with major depressive disorder.Front Psychiatry · 2026 · PMID 42137538
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