Review Article

Effect of Acupuncture on Chronic Pain with Depression: A Systematic Review

Table 5

HAMD scores in each study.

AuthorYearEGCG
Before therapy mean (SD)4 w mean (SD)Before therapy mean (SD)4 w mean (SD)

Wang201218.5 (3.8)9.3 (3.9)19.4 (3.4)10.9 (4.9)
Ma201523.88 (1.86)16.20 (2.40)23.91 (1.56)17.60 (2.29)
Luo201811.09 (2.79)4.32 (1.41)11.23 (2.70)7.06 (2.59)
Liu201324.08 (4.96)10.84 (3.86)25.13 (4.96)14.33 (4.12)
Cao200825.87 (7.76)12.07 (6.92)26.43 (9.00)12.90 (6.01)
Huang200026.71 (5.13)26.87 (4.25)

EG, experimental group; CG, control group; —, not available.