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The effects of acupuncture on sleep quality and psychological symptoms of patients with insomnia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable
Conditions
insomnia
Registration Number
ITMCTR2100005096
Lead Sponsor
Shaanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

1. Meet the diagnostic criteria for insomnia in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders;
2. Aged 18 to 65 years (male or female);
3. Experience at least 3 times a week for more than 1 month;
4. Do not take any drugs to improve insomnia or stop the drug for more than 3 weeks;
5. Have psychological symptoms such as anxiety (self-reported anxiety scale SAS score) >= 50) or depression (self-reported depression scale SDS score) >= 50);
6. Consent to participate in the trial and be randomly assigned to any study group.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Insomnia is caused by neurological diseases, including stroke, Parkinson's disease, etc.;
2. Severe organic diseases and other chronic diseases, including heart disease, liver or kidney disease, thrombocytopenia with bleeding tendency;
3. Women of childbearing age who are pregnant or who have not taken appropriate birth control measures;
4. Severe episodes of fainting or fear of blood during acupuncture;
5. Acupoint infection or inflammation;
6. Alcohol and/or other drug abuse or dependence.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey;self-assessment anxiety scale;self-assessment anxiety scale;
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