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- Clinical Trial NCT04405427
A Comparison of the Therapeutic Effect Between Head-point Acupuncture and Conventional Body Acupuncture on Insomnia
A Comparison of the Therapeutic Effect Between Head-point Acupuncture and Conventional Body Acupuncture on Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Case Study
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
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 the head-acupoints acupuncture group, who will receive GV20, EX-HN-1, GV21, GV22, GV23, GV24, GV29, and bilateral GB13 head-acupoints acupuncture treatment, and 60 of them are the body-acupoints acupuncture group, who will receive bilateral HT7, PC6, SP6, ST36, KI3, LR3 body-acupoints 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).
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Lee Tsai-Jean, MD
- Phone Number: +886-933-750-627
- Email: cs8336@gmail.com
Study Locations
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Keelung, Taiwan
- Recruiting
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
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Contact:
- Tsai-Jean LEE, MD
- Phone Number: 0978839269
- Email: Lee269@cgmh.org.tw
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 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 Criteria:
- 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
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: head acupoints acupuncture
Acupuncture treatment for 12 acupoints on both sides of the head
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The participants will undergo GV20, EX-HN-1, GV21, GV22, GV23, GV24, GV29, and GB13 head acupoints aupunture treatment 3 times/ 1 week for 4 weeks.
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Active Comparator: body acupoints acupuncture
Acupuncture treatment for 12 acupoints on both sides of the body
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The participants will undergo HT7, PC6, SP6, ST36, KI3, and LR3 body acupoints acupunture treatment 3 time/1 week for 4 weeks.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Changes of The Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS)
Time Frame: Baseline week 0, week 2, week 4 & 2 weeks post-tx (week 6)
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The Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) containing eight items that ask for self-reported disclosure of the expectation of "dozing" in a variety of situations.
A sum of responses is calculated for a total score ranging from 0 to 24, higher scores mean a worse.
outcome.
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Baseline week 0, week 2, week 4 & 2 weeks post-tx (week 6)
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Changes of The HADS(The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale)
Time Frame: Baseline week 0, week 2, week 4 & 2 weeks post-tx (week 6)
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The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale is a 14-items self-administered questionnaire, the scores ranged from 0 to 21 for anxiety and 0 to 21 for depression, higher scores mean a worse outcome.
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Baseline week 0, week 2, week 4 & 2 weeks post-tx (week 6)
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Changes of The PSQI(Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index)
Time Frame: Baseline week 0, week 2, week 4 & 2 weeks post-tx (week 6)
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The 19 questions are combined into seven clinically-derived component scores, each weighted equally from 0-3.
The seven component scores are added to obtain a global score ranging from 0-21, with higher scores indicating worse sleep quality.
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Baseline week 0, week 2, week 4 & 2 weeks post-tx (week 6)
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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HRV(Heart rate viability)
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, an average of 1 year.
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Frequency-domain analysis of heart rate variability (HRV), a noninvasive method, has been used to reflect cardiac autonomic nervous activity in humans.
The high-frequency power (HF; 0.15-0.4
Hz) of HRV represents vagal (parasympathetic) control of heart rate.
The low-frequency power (LF; 0.04- 0.15 Hz) of HRV is jointly contributed by both sympathetic and vagal nerves, whereas normalized LF (nLF) is regarded as the sympathetic modulation.
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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, an average of 1 year.
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actigraphy (3-day)
Time Frame: Baseline week 0, week 2, week 4 & 2 weeks post-tx (week 6)
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Actigraphy provides objective estimates of sleep parameters including: SE(sleep efficiency), SA(sleep awakenings), TST(total sleep time)
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Baseline week 0, week 2, week 4 & 2 weeks post-tx (week 6)
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sleep diary
Time Frame: Baseline week 0, week 2, week 4 & 2 weeks post-tx (week 6)
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The sleep diary provides daily subjective estimates of sleep parameters including: daytime nap, sleep aids intake, bedtime, sleep onset latency, frequency of nocturnal awakenings, awakenings duration, wake-up time, arising time, feeling upon arising (five-point scale) and sleep quality (five-point scale).
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Baseline week 0, week 2, week 4 & 2 weeks post-tx (week 6)
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Lee Tsai-Jean, MD, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 201900496A3
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
There will be a research number representing the identity. This number will not display the name, identification number, and address.
For the results and diagnosis of the visit, the research host will maintain a confidential attitude and carefully maintain the privacy. If research results are published, the identity will remain confidential.
Please also understand that if the participant signs the consent form, the participant agrees that the visit record can be directly reviewed by the monitor, auditor, research ethics committee and the competent authority to ensure that the research process and data comply with relevant laws and regulations.
These people also promise not to violate the confidentiality of your identity.
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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