Comparing Press and Filiform Needle Acupuncture Effectiveness for Improving Insomnia in COVID-19 Healthcare Workers
NCT ID: NCT04872712
Last Updated: 2022-08-19
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
34 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-05-04
2021-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Press Needles
The subjects/population of this study is Health Workers with insomnia symptoms who work at at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital treating COVID-19 patients. Subjects group with Press Needles treatment will be treated with 2-week needle retention, 20-second pressing 3 times a day and needle replacement performed every 5 days. The needles are inserted 0.9 mm deep at the acupuncture points HT7 Shenmen, PC6 Neiguan, ST36 Zusanli and SP6 Sanyinjiao.
Press needles
Manual acupuncture using press needles
Filiform Needles
The subjects/population of this study is Health Workers with insomnia symptoms who work at at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital treating COVID-19 patients. Subjects group with filiform needles treatment will be treated with 20-minute needle retention, 3 times a week for 2 weeks (total of 6 therapy sessions). The needles are inserted approximately 12 mm deep at the acupuncture points HT7 Shenmen and PC6 Neiguan and 25 mm deep at the ST36 Zusanli and SP6 Sanyinjiao.
Filiform Needles
Manual acupuncture using filiform needles
Interventions
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Press needles
Manual acupuncture using press needles
Filiform Needles
Manual acupuncture using filiform needles
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Has Symptoms of insomnia for at least 2 weeks (screened using the PHQ-9 instrument modified to question number 3a with an answer score of at least 1)
* Age 20 - 50 years.
* Has negative COVID-19 rapid test or PCR swab result in the 7 days prior to the study.
* Willing to participate in research by signing an informed consent.
* Willing to follow the research process to completion.
Exclusion Criteria
* Insomnia is caused by moderate pain (with Numeric Rating Scale \> 4)
* Insomnia patients with medical therapy such as benzodiazepines, non-benzodiazepines, melatonin drugs and antidepressants
* Has severe social and occupational dysfunction (with the Global Assessment of Functioning \< 50).
* Has a history of contraindications to acupuncture such as medical emergencies, pregnancy, thrombocytopenia with a platelet count below 50,000 per microliter of blood, history of blood clotting disorders / taking blood thinners, puncturing over malignant tumors, or infection or scarring in the acupuncture area.
* The patient is febrile with a temperature more than 38 Celsius
* Have had acupuncture in the last 7 days prior to study.
* No limbs
* Cognitive impairments or impaired consciousness
20 Years
50 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Indonesia University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Dr. Irma Nareswari, B.MedSc, Sp.Ak
Head of Medical Acupuncture Study Programme University of Indonesia
Principal Investigators
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Irma Nareswari, dr. Sp.Ak
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia
Locations
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Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital
Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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21-02-0142
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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