The Effects of Acupuncture on Insomnia Among Midlife Women

National Cheng-Kung University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Menopause Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Acupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05684822

20190101

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aims: To explore the effects of acupuncture on the improvement of insomnia, fatigue, depression and menopausal symptoms among midlife women.

Full description

This research is a study with a randomized clinical trial. Participants were 40-60 years old with a sleep disturbance which persists more than one month. Twenty participants were randomly assigned into the experimental and control groups. The experimental group received acupuncture treatment (Taichong, Shenmen, Neiguan points) twice a week, total three weeks, plus sleep hygiene guidance; the control group received subcutaneous acupuncture (non-therapeutic acupuncture points) twice a week, total three weeks and given sleep Health guidance. All participants received pre-test and post-test, including sleep multiple physiological examination (PSG), Pittsburgh sleep quality table, Epworth sleepiness scale, hospital anxiety depression scale, menopausal symptom questionnaire, sleep disturbance comprehensive scale, and wore Actiwatch for three days. Data analysis was performed using SPSS.

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 40 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women aged 40-60 years
• Complaints of insomnia symptoms in the past month that lasted for at least one week, such as difficulty falling asleep, waking up easily in the middle of the night, unable to fall asleep after waking up, still not getting enough sleep after waking up in the morning
• The score of sleep disorder on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale was more than 5 points

Exclusion criteria

• History of psychiatric disorders
• History of sleep apnea or nocturnal myoclonus
• Center or neurodegenerative disease
• Cancer
• Melatonin or sleeping pills use in the past month

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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42 participants in 2 patient groups

The experimental group received acupuncture treatment

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group received acupuncture treatment (Taichong, Shenmen, Neiguan points) twice a week, total three weeks, plus sleep hygiene guidance

Treatment:

Other: Acupuncture

The control group received subcutaneous sham acupuncture

Sham Comparator group

Description:

The control group received subcutaneous acupuncture (non-therapeutic acupuncture points) twice a week, total three weeks and given sleep Health guidance.

Treatment:

Other: Acupuncture