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Acupuncture With Five Shu Points for Insomnia in Heart-Spleen Deficiency

NCT07544082 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2026-04-22

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Summary

This study was designed as a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with a multicenter, single-blind methodology. Participants diagnosed with insomnia attributable to the Heart-Spleen Deficiency pattern, receiving treatment at the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital of Traditional Medicine and Hospital 1A, were randomly allocated into two groups.

Conditions

  • Insomnia, Nonorganic

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture at Viet Nam MOH standard points plus Five Shu points

Experimental arm: Acupuncture at Viet Nam MOH standard points (PC6, SP6, ST36, BL15, SP3, BL17) plus Five Shu points (HT9, HT7, SP2, LR2). Needles retained for 30 minutes using tonifying technique, once daily, 5 consecutive days per week (Monday-Friday, with Saturday and Sunday rest), over a 28-day period, for a total of 20 acupuncture sessions. All participants receive identical sleep hygiene psychoeducation.

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture at Viet Nam MOH standard points

Control arm: Same acupuncture at VIet Nam MOH standard points only, same schedule. All participants receive identical sleep hygiene psychoeducation as Intervention group

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-03-01
Primary Completion
2026-09-01
Completion
2026-09-10

Countries

  • Vietnam

Study Locations

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