Sedative and tranquilising acupuncture in the treatment of primary insomnia with anxiety
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Patients with primary insomnia with anxietyMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN10474528
- Lead Sponsor
- Shunyi Hospital of Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 113
Inclusion Criteria
1. Those who met the above diagnostic criteria of primary insomnia and anxiety state
2. Age between 18 and 65 years, with no restriction on gender
3. Those who have not taken other anti-insomnia and anxiety medication in the last month
4. Permission was obtained from the patient
Exclusion Criteria
1. Those who did not meet the above inclusion criteria
2. Age <18 or >65 years, and pregnant or lactating women
3. Individuals with combined visceral diseases, severe diseases of the immune and blood systems, mental illnesses and recent neurological injuries such as traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury
4. Skin infection at the acupoint area
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary insomnia assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) after 4 and 8 weeks of treatment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Anxiety states assessed using the Self-Assessment Scale (SAS) after 4 and 8 weeks of treatment<br>2. Depressive states assessed using the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) after 4 and 8 weeks of treatment<br>