Status:
UNKNOWN
Acupoint Stimulation Improves Sleep on the Plateau
Lead Sponsor:
Air Force Military Medical University, China
Conditions:
Sleep Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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 st...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age from 18 to 40 years
- first time to the plateau (altitude ≥3000 meters)
Exclusion
- those who live in area with altitude ≥2000 meters, or travel to plateau in the last half year
- history of insomnia
- patients with contraindication to transcutaneous electrical stimulation, including skin damage, infection or implantable electrical device
- difficulty in verbal communication
- history of taking medicine to improve sleep during the last 3 months
- regular daily intake of large dose of tea or coffee (\>400 mg of caffeine)
- suspected or existed abuse of drug or alcohol
- disease that influence sleep such as chronic pain
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 30 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05396729
Start Date
July 30 2022
End Date
April 1 2023
Last Update
November 14 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Xijing hospital
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, 710032