Status:
UNKNOWN
A Comparison of the Therapeutic Effect Between Head-point Acupuncture and Conventional Body Acupuncture on Insomnia
Lead Sponsor:
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Conditions:
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators will conduct a single-center, and randomized controlled cases study. A total of 120 participants with insomnia will be enrolled. The aim of the study is to compare the therapeutic ef...
Detailed Description
The investigators will conduct a single-center, and randomized controlled cases study. A total of 120 participants with insomnia will be enrolled, and randomly assigned into two groups, 60 of them are...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- aged 20\~70 years,
- met the diagnostic criteria of insomnia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition, DSM-V)
- experienced insomnia at least three times a week for more than a month
- voluntarily agreed with the investigation and signed a written informed con- sent form before the clinical trial started.
Exclusion
- a pregnant or lactating woman
- the patient's insomnia is caused by mental disorders other than mild anxiety,
- the patient has serious cardiovascular, liver, kidney or hematopoietic system disease
- the patient's insomnia is caused by nervous system disease (eg, stroke, Parkinson's Disease)
- the patient has taken Chinese herbs and herbal formulas for insomnia two weeks before the trial
- the patient with cardiac pacemaker
- the patient does not want to wear portable physiological signal recording device (SOMNOwatchTM) and handheld ECG monitor
- the patient has a history of sleep apnea
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 7 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 31 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04405427
Start Date
August 7 2020
End Date
August 31 2021
Last Update
August 25 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Keelung, Taiwan