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Evaluation of the clinical effect of auricular acupoint pressing on AIDS related insomnia: a randomized, non-blind, simulated control study

Phase 1
Recruiting
Conditions
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Registration Number
ITMCTR1900002340
Lead Sponsor
The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

1. HIV antibody (+) was confirmed by Western Blot.
2. Met the diagnostic criteria for insomnia of the American psychiatric association (APA), and 8 points insomnia severity index score;
3. Aged 18-70 years;
4. Subjects will voluntarily sign the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Suffering from mental disorders, including severe schizophrenia, depression, etc.;
2. Serious heart, liver, kidney and other important organ diseases;
3. Alcohol abusers or drug addicts;
4. Anemia (HB<8.0g/dl), platelet count <60000/ul and neutrophil count <1000/ul;
5. Pregnant or lactating women, or women preparing for pregnancy;
6. Patients in the auricular point group and the simulation group were given sedative and hypnotic drugs, antipsychotic drugs, antibiotics, glucocorticoids and other drugs within nearly 2 weeks. In the estazolam group, other sedative and sleeping pills except estazolam tablets were taken in the past 2 weeks.
7. The subject fails to return visit or visit on time and has poor compliance.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Insomnia severity index;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
EuroQol health index scale;Pittsburgh insomnia scale score;TCM syndrome scale;
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