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Acupuncture for the Treatment of Insomnia

NCT00855140 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2017-10-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Insomnia is a common and disabling condition associated with psychiatric and medical comorbidities and often persists despite currently available treatments. Acupuncture has been reported to benefit individuals with insomnia and can decrease hyperarousal. This blinded RCT will investigate the impact of a standardized acupuncture protocol on insomnia, daytime symptoms, and hyperarousal.

Conditions

  • Primary Insomnia

Interventions

OTHER

Acupuncture

Acupuncture, derived from the TCM literature, specific for insomnia

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ronald M Glick, MD · University of Pittsburgh

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2013-02-28
Completion
2013-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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