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| Name | Class |
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| University of British Columbia | OTHER |
| Ministry of Science and Technology of the People´s Republic of China | OTHER_GOV |
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Selecting different acupoints as an combination of acupoints is a key factor to clinical efficacy of acupuncture. Different combinations of acupoints will generate different clinical efficacy. So,the purpose of this study is to determine the different clinical efficacy among three types of combinations of acupoints in the treatment of primary insomnia.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| DU20 and HT7 combination | Experimental | combination of two acupoints based on location and Heart meridian, including Baihui (DU20) and Shenmen(HT7). |
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| DU20 and SP6 combination | Other | combination of two acupoints based on location and Spleen meridian, including Baihui (DU20) and Sanyinjiao(SP6). |
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| DU20 and SA combination | Sham Comparator | combination of local acupoint Baihui (DU20) and a sham acupoint (SA) not belonging to any regular meridian or acupoint. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DU20 and HT7 combination | Other | acupoints combination includes Baihui (DU20) and Shenmen(HT7),which was considered as the optimal clinical efficay among various combinations of acupoints. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) | 4 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) | 4 weeks and 8 weeks | |
| Short Form 36-item Health Survey(SF-36) | 4 weeks and 8 weeks | |
| Self-anxiety scale (SAS) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| safety evaluation will summarize the incidence of adverse events，including itching and redness of local acupoints. | 4 weeks | |
| adherence of acupuncture | adherence to the treatment (adherence rate)will be calculated using formula: Adherence Rate = Number of Treatment Conducted/ Number of Treatment Planned |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Yan Wang | Contact | 48770045@qq.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Zenghui Yue | Hunan University of Chinese Medicine | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Second Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine | Changsha | Hunan | 410005 | China | ||
| First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine |
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| ID | Term |
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| D007319 | Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders |
| ID | Term |
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| D020919 | Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic |
| D020920 | Dyssomnias |
| D012893 | Sleep Wake Disorders |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| DU20 and SP6 combination | Other | acupoints combination of Baihui (DU20) and Sanyinjiao (SP6), which should have some clinical efficay among various combinations of acupoints. |
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| DU20 and SA combination | Other | Combination of Baihui (DU20) and a Sham acupoint (SA), which should have least clinical efficacy among these three types of acupoints combinations. |
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| 4 weeks and 8 weeks |
| Self-depression scale (SDS) | 4 weeks and 8 weeks |
| 4 weeks |
| Changsha |
| Hunan |
| 410007 |
| China |
| Hengyang hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine | Hengyang | Hunan | China |
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| D001523 |
| Mental Disorders |