Insomnia
Conditions
Interventions
Acupuncture:Participants will receive 21 sessions of acupuncture over 8 weeks, 30 minutes per session.
Placebo acupuncture:Blunt placebo needles of stainless steel will be used, with participants receive 21 sessions of acupuncture over 8 weeks, 30 minutes per session.
Sponsors
Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Meet the diagnostic criteria for insomnia disorder in DSM-5 2) Insomnia Severity Index score =8 3)18= age =65 years old, both female and male 4)Voluntarily participate in this trial and sign the informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1)Having insomnia caused by organic diseases or use of psychotropic substances; (2)Allergy to the acupuncture needle used in this trial; (3)Having skin damage near acupoints or is inability to receive acupuncture due to other reasons; (4)Pregnant or lactating women; (5)Participant with severe diseases such as respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine, hematological disorders, liver or kidney dysfunction, or tumors; (6)Participant with suicidal tendencies or history of suicide attempts; (7)Alcohol and drug abusers; (8)Participant who have participated in other clinical trials in the past 3 months; (9)Other conditions considered invalid to participate in the trial by researchers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Insomnia Severity Index ; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index;Sleep Diary;Actigraphy; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWenjing Zhang
Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed