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The Effects of Acupuncture on Insomnia, Anxiety, and Depression in Women with Chronic Liver Disease

The effects of acupuncture on the insomnia, anxiety and depression of chronic liver disease patients: randomized controlled study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0001411
Enrollment
24
Registered
2015-03-12
Start date
2012-10-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-03-11

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : Treatment : 3 times per week, total 4 week period Acupuncture point : single PC-6, SP-4, HT-7, EX-HN3, GV-20. Both LI-4, LR-3 total 9 points Time: 25 minutes Acupuncture : 0.20 x 3

Sponsors

Comprehensive and Integrative Medical Institute
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: * Inclusion criteria 1. Child A or B score lower than 9 2 Serum bilirubin level of 5 mg/dL or lower 3. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) values of 100 IU/L or lower 4. Serum creatinine value of 1.5 mg/dL or lower 5. International normalized ratio (INR) of 2.0 or low 6. those who provided written informed consent. voluntarily 7. those who are capable of participating in follow up observations during the trial 8 The subjects underwent a washout period and required to be monitored during the trial and to follow the restriction standards of the trial.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: * Exclusion criteria 1. Severe neutropenia (absolute neutrophil level of 500/uL or lower) 2. Platelet count less than 50,000/uL 3. Fever, aggravation of liver function, abdominal aneurysm, sepsis, and thrombosis 4. The subjects judged by investigators to have difficulty continuing the trial were also excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
National Cancer Center scoring system

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Child score and Liver function test;Safety

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactMin Kwak

Daegu Oriental Hospital of Daegu Haany University

nari003@hanmail.net

Outcome results

None listed

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