chronic insomnia
Conditions
Interventions
experiment group:Herb-partitioned moxibustion on the navel
control group:starch-partitioned moxibustion on the navel
Sponsors
Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Aged between 18 and 60 years (no gender limitation); 2.Comply with the diagnostic criteria for chronic insomnia in ICSD-3; 3.Comply with the diagnostic criteria for chronic insomnia in troditional Chinese Medicine and syndrome differentiation belongs to liver depression spleen deficiency; 4.Pittsburgh Sleep Therapy Index (PSQI)>5 points; 5.Understand and agree to participate in this study and sign the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Serious heart,lung, liver, kidney and other systemic diseases; or migraine, dysmenorrhea and other chronic painful diseases; infectious diseases; 2.Extremely severe depression(patient health questionnaire, PHQ-9=20) and other mental disorders 3.Other sleep disorders rather than chronic insomniasuch as sleep apnea,restless leg syndrome; 4.Pregnant or breastfeeding or having the plan to be pregnant; 5.Patients not suitable for moxibustion, such as: allergic constitution,severe dermatosis around the acupoints; 6.Patients who had participated in or were participating in other clinical trials within 3 months prior to enrollment; 7.Patients with a history of alcohol abuse or drug dependence 8.Patients with joint deformity, difficulty in inactivity and unable to lie supine for a long time.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Insomnia Severity Index;Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index;fatigue scale-14;generalized anxiety disorder-7;Actigraphy;Epworth Sleepiness Scale;patient health questionnaire; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYunfei Chen
Outcome results
None listed