Acupuncture Improves Sleep in Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Heart Valve Diseases; Cardiopulmonary Bypass

• Registration Number: NCT01231776
• Lead Sponsor: Xijing Hospital

Brief Summary

Due to various causes, such as brain impairment, environment changes, anxious,et al. patients, who undergo cardiopulmonary bypass, often suffer from poor quality of sleep. In chinese traditional medicine, acupuncture can improve the quality of sleep in patients with sleeping disorder. But it remains acupuncture could improve the quality of sleep in patients with heart operations.

Detailed Description

60 patients are divided into three groups. control group: no any intervention; experiment group 1: acupuncture are used in patients before cardiac operation; experiment group 2: acupuncture are used through all the course in hospital.

before operation, before discharge, one month after operation, two month after operation, the quality of sleep are evaluated. and comparisons will be made in three groups.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2010-09
• Study Start: 2010-09
• Study First Submitted: 2010-10-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-10-29
• Study First Posted: 2010-11-01
• Primary Completion: 2011-01
• Study Completion: 2011-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-02-21
• Last Update Posted: 2011-02-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• aging:18yr--65yr
• cardiopulmonary bypass
• NYHA ≤II and EF≥50%
• not illiterate person

Exclusion Criteria

• neurological disease,mentality disorder
• abuse of alcohol
• long history of smoking
• sleep disorder before admitting to hospital

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
multiple monitoring for sleeping	24 hours

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Zhang Jinzhou; 🇨🇳 Xi'an, Shaanxi, China