Acupoint Stimulation Improves Sleep on the Plateau (ASSOP)

Air Force Military Medical University of People's Liberation Army

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Sleep Disorder

Treatments: Device: transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05396729

XJH-A-20220525

Details and patient eligibility

About

Sleep disorder is common in people going to plateau. Acupuncture and related techniques could be used for treatment of sleep disorder. In this trial the effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on sleep disorder in people going to plateau will be investigated.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age from 18 to 40 years
• first time to the plateau (altitude ≥3000 meters)

Exclusion criteria

• those who live in area with altitude ≥2000 meters, or travel to plateau in the last half year
• history of insomnia
• patients with contraindication to transcutaneous electrical stimulation, including skin damage, infection or implantable electrical device
• difficulty in verbal communication
• history of taking medicine to improve sleep during the last 3 months
• regular daily intake of large dose of tea or coffee (>400 mg of caffeine)
• suspected or existed abuse of drug or alcohol
• disease that influence sleep such as chronic pain

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation

Experimental group

Description:

Electrodes are placed at acupoints and connected to the stimulator. Electrical stimulation is given for 30 minutes

Treatment:

Device: transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Electrodes are placed at acupoints but no electrical stimulation is given