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Acupressure for Insomnia

NCT01378793 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 5

Last updated 2017-02-06

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of 6-weeks of relaxation acupressure compared to stimulating acupressure or a standard of care on sleep and daytime functioning. Also, to evaluate the ability of teaching acupressure using web-based applications.

It is believed that self-administered relaxation acupressure will result in improvements of sleep quality and quantity as compared to stimulating acupressure or a standard of care.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Relaxation Acupressure

Apply pressure (stimulate) to the 9 acupoints for 3 minutes per point giving a total treatment time of 27 minutes done once daily for a period of 6 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Stimulating Acupressure

Apply pressure (stimulate) to the 10 excitatory acupoints for 3 minutes per point giving a total treatment time of 30 minutes done once daily for a period of 6 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Suzanna M Zick, ND, MPH · , Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan

  • Richard E Harris, PhD · , Departments of Anesthesiology and Internal Medicine, University of Michigan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-06-15
Primary Completion
2013-12-15
Completion
2013-12-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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