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Efficacy and safety of buccal acupuncture in the treatment of patients with long-term use of benzodiazepines

Efficacy and safety of buccal acupuncture in the treatment of patients with long-term use of benzodiazepines

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500098544
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-03-10
Start date
2025-03-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-03-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Insomnia

Interventions

Buccal acupuncture adjunct group:Buccal acupuncture combined with basic therapy
Primary treatment group:Basic treatment

Sponsors

Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Male or female aged 18~70 years old; (2) Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) >10 points); (3) Benzodiazepines (BZDs) were taken for 1 month > 1 month (continuous use during the 2 weeks before the test); (4) Willing to reduce benzodiazepines according to the protocol.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Those who are unable to cooperate with the completion of treatment; (2) Heart failure, respiratory failure, liver and kidney insufficiency, malignant tumors and other serious systemic diseases; (3) Allergies or allergies to study drugs; (4) Apnea syndrome and other organic diseases; (5) Infection at the site of stellate ganglion block or buccal needle application, skin breakage, and history of obvious head and neck trauma; (6) Thrombocytopenia less than 50×10^9/L, coagulation dysfunction, taking anticoagulant drugs; (7) Those with mental disorders caused by alcohol abuse and drug abuse; (8) Patients who are pregnant or lactating; (9) Combined with schizophrenia, affective disorders, severe depression, neurosis, etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cessation rate of BZDs(Benzodiazepines) after 4 weeks of treatment;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Cessation rate of BZDs(Benzodiazepines) after 12weeks of treatment;Equivalent dose and weekly frequency of diazepam;Reduced equivalent dose of sleep medicine;insomnia severity index;Hamilton Depression Scale;HamiltonAnxiety Scale;Self-rating scale of somatization symptoms;Epworth Sleepiness Scale;Quality of life scale(SF-12V2);BZDs Withdrawal Symptoms Questionnaire;Adverse reactions and complications;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYin Hong

Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital

doctoryh@126.com+86 180 3056 2908

Outcome results

None listed

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