Status:

RECRUITING

Interest of Auriculotherapy in the Management of Chronic Insomnia

Lead Sponsor:

Hopital Foch

Conditions:

Chronic Insomnia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-64 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to show that auriculotherapy is effective in the treatment of chronic insomnia.

Detailed Description

Chronic insomnia affects a significant proportion of the French population with an estimated prevalence between 15% and 20%. This disease is mainly managed by general practitioners for whom benzodiaz...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Suffering from chronic insomnia as defined in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5)
  • Score ≥ 15 on the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) questionnaire;
  • Covered by a national healthcare insurance
  • Consent form signed

Exclusion

  • Pregnant woman or pregnancy planned for the duration of the study;
  • Regular night work or shift work / reversal of sleep patterns;
  • Trans meridian travel during the previous month or planned during the study period;
  • Unstable or untreated psychiatric disorder including severe depression, severe addiction, unbalanced bipolar disorder;
  • Taking insomnia-inducing drugs (eg Corticoids);
  • Hypnotic treatment or antidepressant treatment with hypnotic aim introduced since less than 4 weeks or with change dating back less than 4 weeks;
  • Presence of organic comorbidities which may be responsible for sleep disorders (SAS and restless legs syndrome): (STOP-BANG) score ≥ 5;
  • History of central neurological disorders or progressive brain injury;
  • Contraindication to the use of auriculotherapy (lesion or infection of the pinna) by cryotherapy (skin scarring disorder, risk of hypo or hyperpigmentation);
  • Treatment by auriculotherapy or acupuncture in this indication in the previous 12 months;
  • Previous treatment with cryo-auriculotherapy
  • Having started in the month preceding the first auriculotherapy session, any new treatment likely to interfere with the study: specific drug treatment (antidepressant, morphine or anticonvulsant) or complementary therapy (psychological care, physiotherapy, balneotherapy, etc.).
  • Difficulty complying with the treatment, questionnaire or study protocol.
  • Be deprived of liberty or under guardianship.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 14 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 14 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

72 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04471168

Start Date

October 14 2020

End Date

October 14 2025

Last Update

April 3 2025

Active Locations (4)

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Espace Santé Simone Veil

Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts de Seine, France, 97132

2

Cabinet Médical Nouvelle France

Le Chesnay, Yvelines, France, 78158

3

Cabinet de l'Olivier

Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Yvelines, France, 78423

4

Hopital Foch

Suresnes, France, 92150