Efficacy of Head-point Acupuncture on Insomnia

NCT ID: NCT04255901

Last Updated: 2020-07-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-08-01

Study Completion Date

2021-06-30

Brief Summary

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The investigators will conduct a single-center case series study. A total of 40 participants with insomnia will be enrolled. The aim of the study is to assess the therapeutic effect of head-point acupuncture for the treatment of insomnia.

Detailed Description

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The investigators will conduct a single-center case series study. A total of 40 participants with insomnia will be enrolled, and will undergo GV20, EX-HN-1, GV21, GV22, GV23, GV24, GV29, and bilateral GB13 acupuncture treatment for 4 weeks.

The primary outcomes of therapeutic effect on insomnia are changes of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).The time frame of the three primary outcomes are: baseline week 0, week 2, week 4 and week 6.

The secondary outcomes of therapeutic effect on insomnia are sleep parameters including sleep efficiency (SE), sleep awakenings (SA) and total sleep time (TST) recorded by the actigraphy (time frame: baseline week 0, week 2, week 4 and week 6), as well as the heart rate viability(HRV) recorded by the ECG monitor (time frame: baseline week 0, week1, week 2, week 3, week 4 and week 6; and 30 minutes before and 60 minutes after acupuncture through study completion).

Conditions

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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. aged 20\~80 years,
2. met the diagnostic criteria of insomnia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition, DSM-V)
3. experienced insomnia at least three times a week for more than a month
4. voluntarily agreed with the investigation and signed a written informed con- sent form before the clinical trial started.

Exclusion Criteria

1. a pregnant or lactating woman
2. the patient's insomnia is caused by mental disorders other than mild anxiety,
3. the patient has serious cardiovascular, liver, kidney or hematopoietic system disease
4. the patient's insomnia is caused by nervous system disease (eg, stroke, Parkinson's Disease)
5. the patient has taken Chinese herbs and herbal formulas for insomnia two weeks before the trial
6. the patient with cardiac pacemaker
7. the patient does not want to wear portable physiological signal recording device (SOMNOwatchTM) and handheld ECG monitor
8. the patient has a history of sleep apnea
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Central Contacts

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Lee Tsai-Jean, MD

Role: CONTACT

+886-933-750-627

Other Identifiers

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201900516A3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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