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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation | Experimental | Electrodes are placed at acupoints and connected to the stimulator. Electrical stimulation is given for 30 minutes |
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| Control | No Intervention | Electrodes are placed at acupoints but no electrical stimulation is given |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation | Device | Electrodes are placed at acupoints and connected to the stimulator. Electrical stimulation is given for 30 minutes, twice a day for 3 days. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| total sleep time in 5 days | from arrived at plateau to 5 days after arrival, in a total of 5 days |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| sleep latency on the fifth day | from arrived at plateau to 5 days after arrival, in a total of 5 days | |
| sleep efficiency on the fifth day | sleep efficiency=total sleep time/total recording time |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Zhihong Lu | Contact | +8613891975018 | deerlu23@163.com |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Xijing hospital | Recruiting | Xi'an | Shaanxi | 710032 | China |
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| ID | Term |
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| D012893 | Sleep Wake Disorders |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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The stimulator is put in an opaque box
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| from arrived at plateau to 5 days after arrival, in a total of 5 days |
| number of awake on the fifth day | from arrived at plateau to 5 days after arrival, in a total of 5 days |
| Pittsburgh sleep quality index on the fifth day | from arrived at plateau to 5 days after arrival, in a total of 5 days |
| Score of Cognition Assessment on the third day | cognition assessment is done using Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test | from arrived at plateau to 5 days after arrival, in a total of 5 days |
| lowest saturation of pulse oxygenation on the fifth day | from arrived at plateau to 5 days after arrival, in a total of 5 days |
| highest systolic blood pressure on the fifth day | from arrived at plateau to 5 days after arrival, in a total of 5 days |
| highest heart rate on the fifth day | from arrived at plateau to 5 days after arrival, in a total of 5 days |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |