Acupuncture Improves Sleep in Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass

February 21, 2011 updated by: Xijing Hospital

Study of Acupuncture of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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 Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • China
    • Shaanxi
      • Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, 710032
        • Enrolling by invitation
        • Zhang Jinzhou
      • Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, 710032

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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 Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: control group
Other: electronic acupuncture
applying a stimula on neiguang and shenmen through electronic acupuncture
Active Comparator: acupuncture preoperative
acupuncture before operation for one week
Other: electronic acupuncture
applying a stimula on neiguang and shenmen through electronic acupuncture
Active Comparator: acupuncture in hospital
acupuncture all the time in hospital
Other: electronic acupuncture
applying a stimula on neiguang and shenmen through electronic acupuncture

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
multiple monitoring for sleeping
Time Frame: 24 hours
24 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Xijing Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

January 1, 2011

Study Completion (Anticipated)

February 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 28, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 29, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

November 1, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 23, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 21, 2011

Last Verified

September 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 20100926

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