Effects of pestle needle combined with phototherapy on circadian rhythm in patients with sleep disorders: a multicenter randomized controlled tria

Effects of pestle needle combined with phototherapy on circadian rhythm in patients with sleep disorders: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2300075872

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2023-09-18

Start date

2023-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-09-26

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Conditions

Circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders

Interventions

1:Light therapy

2:Pestle needle

3:Light therapy+Pestle needle

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Age = 18 years old; 2) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score>7; 3) Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) score = 5 points; 4) Traditional Chinese medicine dialectical classification diagnosis is a sleep disorder patient with both heart and spleen deficiency.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Retinopathy; moderate or severe macular degeneration or intraocular lens in one eye; patients participating in other intervention studies; complicated with severe physical diseases such as stroke and heart failure;

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pittsburgh sleep quality index;Morningness-Eveningness Questionaire;Depressive symptoms;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
biological rhythm;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhenhua Luo

Chengdu Xindu District Hospital of Traditional Chinese medicine, Sichuan Province

932635164@qq.com+86 136 4800 3349

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026