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Acupressure for Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders and Its Impact on Gut Microbiome: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Acupressure for Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders and Its Impact on Gut Microbiome: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025000654
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-04-06
Start date
2025-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-28

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

Conditions

Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders

Interventions

Acupressure group:Sleep Health Education+ Acupressure
Waiting for treatment group:Sleep Health Education
Healthy Control Group:None

Sponsors

Hangzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria for Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition (DSM-V) including: 1) The patient has complaints of excessive sleepiness or/and insomnia; 2) The individual's sleep-wake pattern is misaligned with the normative sleep-wake rhythm in their specific society and cultural environment; 3) Dissatisfaction with the quantity quality or timing of sleep causes significant distress to the patient or/and impairs their social functioning; 4) The symptoms cannot be explained by other psychiatric or medical conditions. (2) Aged 18-45 years regardless of gender. (3) Engaged in shift work for the past 3 months with a certain regularity in the shift schedule. (4) Able to cooperate with efficacy assessment methods such as related scales and sleep diaries. (5) Willing to provide voluntary informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with impaired consciousness or psychiatric disorders who are unable to complete scale assessments or those with severe underlying diseases of the nervous cardiovascular hepatic or renal systems. (2) Pregnant or lactating women. (3) Patients who have participated in or are currently participating in other clinical trials that may interfere with this study within the past 3 months. Note: Patients meeting any of the above criteria will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change in Objective Sleep Duration;Psychomotor Vigilance Test;Change in Sleep Efficiency as Assessed by Actigraphy;attention performance test;Fatigue Severity Scale;Sleep diary;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactRui Wang

Hangzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

2021B355@zcmu.edu.cn15267042658

Outcome results

None listed

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