insomnia following stroke
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Yichang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Clinical Medical College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Three Gorges University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18–70 years, either sex; 2. Unilateral hemispheric stroke; 3. Fulfilling the diagnostic criteria of insomnia according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; 4. Right handedness.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Insomnia before stroke or caused by poor sleeping conditions; 2. Diagnoses of other sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome or rest-less legs syndrome; 3. Neurological or psychiatric diseases; 4. Patients associated with severe diabetes, hypertension, severe liver, kidney or thyroid dysfunction, and severe cardiac insufficiency; 5. Inability to read, understand and complete the forms or use the rating scales; 6. The presence of implants that could interfere with EA or a history of hypersensitivity to EA; 7. Having received Traditional Chinese Medicine in the past 1 months; 8. Having participated in other trials; 9. Taking sleep-affecting diet or medication; 10. Pregnant or preparing for pregnancy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index;Polysomnography; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Insomnia Severing Index;Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale;National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale;Magnetic Resonance Imaging brain scanning;functional magnetic resonance imaging;nocturnal concentration of melatonin; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYang Songbai
Yichang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Clinical Medical College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Three Gorges University
Outcome results
None listed