Comparison of the efficacy of Trazodone hydrochloride tablets alone and in combination with press-needles in the treatment of post-stroke depression Authors Qiaoyi Cui Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai, China Wei Wei Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai, China DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.6487 Abstract The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of Trazodone hydrochloride tablets alone and in combination with press-needles in the treatment of post-stroke depression. One hundred and four post-stroke depression patients, admitted to Yantaishan Hospital, China, from August 2019 to June 2021, were randomly divided in two groups: Group A (n=52) and Group B (n=52). Group A was given oral Trazodone hydrochloride tablets, while Group B was treated with press-needle and Trazodone hydrochloride tablets. Post treatment assessment revealed that after treatment, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale scores, serum 5-hydroxytryptamine and brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels of Group B were lower than those of Group A (all p<0.001). Treatment efficiency of Group B was higher than that of Group A (p=0.014). ---Continue Downloads Full Text Article Published 2023-03-15 How to Cite Cui, Q., & Wei, W. (2023). Comparison of the efficacy of Trazodone hydrochloride tablets alone and in combination with press-needles in the treatment of post-stroke depression. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(4), 879–881. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.6487 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 73 No. 4 (2023): April Section SHORT COMMUNICATION License Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.