Acupressure Therapy for Sleep Difficulties
- Conditions
- Sleep Disorders Sleep Difficulties
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000050508
- Lead Sponsor
- Kitasato University
- Brief Summary
Poster presentation at Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Sleep Research (2021). acupressure and sham treatments significantly decreased heart rate and significantly increased parasympathetic activity . Although there was no significant difference two treatments, a post hoc test revealed that sympathetic activity was significantly reduced after acupressure in subjects who were aware of periodic limb movements at night.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Not provided
1) Have a serious medical condition other than restless legs syndrome. 2)Receiving manual therapy within three months. 3) Withdrawal of the consents to the participation of this study. 4) Change of prescription which may affect the outcome during the study period. 5) Patients who were assessed that they should not to be indicated acupressure therapy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Autonomic function delived by heart rate variability
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Demographic data Actigraphy Blood pressure IRLSSG (International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group) rating scale Epworth Sleepiness Scale Pittsburgh sleep quality index Profile of Mood Status Short-Form 8 of Health Survey