Acupuncture With Five Shu Points for Insomnia in Heart-Spleen Deficiency (NCT07544082) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Acupuncture With Five Shu Points for Insomnia in Heart-Spleen Deficiency
Vietnam46 participantsStarted 2026-03-01
Plain-language 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.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients aged 18 years or older who voluntarily consent to participate in the study.
* Patients who have never used or have discontinued insomnia medication within 2 weeks prior to study enrollment.
* Patients meeting the diagnostic criteria for insomnia according to the DSM-V of the American Psychiatric Association, specifically as follows:
A. The patient complains about sleep quantity or quality, including one or more of the following symptoms: difficulty initiating sleep; difficulty maintaining sleep, characterized by frequent awakenings or trouble returning to sleep after awakening; early morning awakening with inability to return to sleep.
B. Sleep difficulty occurs for at least 3 months. C. Sleep disturbance causes significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, educational, academic, behavioral, or other important areas of functioning.
D. Sleep difficulty occurs at least 3 nights per week. E. Sleep difficulty occurs despite adequate opportunity for sleep. F. Insomnia is not better explained by another sleep disorder (e.g., narcolepsy, breathing-related sleep disorder, circadian rhythm sleep disorder).
G. Co-existing mental disorders or medical conditions do not adequately explain the predominant complaint of insomnia.
H. Insomnia is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance.
* Patients who are able to understand Vietnamese.
* Patients meeting the diagnostic criteria for Heart-Spleen dual deficiency syndrome ac…
What they're measuring
1
Insomnia Associated with Heart-Spleen Deficiency
Timeframe: every 14 days, 28 days post-intervention
2
Insomnia Associated with Heart-Spleen Deficiency
Timeframe: Every 14 days, 28 days post-intervention
Trial details
NCT IDNCT07544082
SponsorUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City