post-stroke insomnia,PSI
Conditions
Interventions
Treatment Group??:The combined intervention consisted of Zhu's scalp acupuncture and auricular acupoint pressing. Scalp acupuncture was applied to the Frontal-Ding zone (, É Ding Dài) and the Temporal
Control Group:The control group received auricular acupoint pressing only. The intervention was applied to the following points: Shenmen (TF4), Heart (CO15), Sympathetic (AH6a), and Subcortex (AT4).
Sponsors
Zhuhai Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients who meet both Chinese and Western medicine diagnostic criteria, and whose stroke duration is =1 year; (2) Age between 40 and 80 years old, regardless of gender; (3) No history of sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, or other mental symptoms before the stroke, and no use of sleep medications before or after the stroke, or discontinuation of such medications for at least one month; (4) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score between 8 and 16, and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) score between 10 and 21; (5) The subject or their family member has signed the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients who do not meet the above diagnostic criteria and inclusion criteria, and who had insomnia symptoms before the onset of stroke; (2) Patients with increased or decreased sensory sensitivity; (3) Patients with severe cognitive impairment who are unable to cooperate with relevant examinations; (4) Pregnant or breastfeeding patients; (5) Patients allergic to Vaccaria seeds, acupuncture needles, or alcohol, or those with a fear of acupuncture, or those with skin lesions, bleeding, or infection at the application or acupuncture site; (6) Patients with infectious diseases such as hepatitis, tuberculosis, or pneumonia, or those with severe cardiopulmonary disease or severe dysphagia or speech impairment that prevents basic communication required for this study; (7) Patients simultaneously participating in other research projects.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| AI Portable Sleep Monitor; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index ,PSQI;Insomnia Severity Index ,ISI;Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale, SS-QOL;Hospital anxiety depression scale,HADS; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLiao Jinlian
Zhuhai Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
Outcome results
None listed