Chronic insomnia
Conditions
Interventions
sham acupuncture group:acupuncture at bilateral sham KI 6 and bilateral sham BL 62
Acupuncture KI 6- BL 62:Acupuncture at bilateral KI 6 and bilateral BL 62
Acupuncture KI 9- BL 62:Acupuncture at bilateral KI 9 and bilateral BL 62
Acupuncture KI 6- BL 63:Acupuncture at bilateral KI 6 and bilateral BL 63
Acupuncture KI 9- BL 63:Acupuncture at bilateral KI 9 and bilateral BL 63
Sponsors
Yueyang Hospital of Intergrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. aged 18-65 years old; 2. the diagnosis of chronic insomnia is made according to International Classification of Sleep Disorders, Third Edition; 3. a total score =11 on Insomnia Severity Index questionnaire; 4. given informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. have experience on acupuncture for treating insomnia; 2. sedative hypnotic drugs and psychotropic drugs are taken unstably in the past month; 3. have a PSG-detected apnea-hypopnea index of 15 or greater or a periodic limb movement index with arousal of 15 or greater; 4. were diagnosed with psychiatric disorders according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V); 5. a total score =17 on 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; 6. have insomnia symptoms due to other medical conditions such as pain or dyspnea or due to drug or substance; 7. have any serious physical illness; 8. have an infection close to the position of the specified acupoints; 9. have participated in any clinical trial in the last 3 month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Insomnia Severity Index, ISI; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI;sleep log;Beck Depression inventory, BDI;Beck Anxiety Inventory, BAI;Fatigue Scale-14, FS-14;State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI;Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep, DBAS-16;Stanford Sleepiness Scale, SSS;Polysomnography;Actigraphy; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYunfei Chen
Yueyang Hospital of Intergrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed