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ArticleNature and science of sleep2020

Efficacy of Electroacupuncture on Treating Depression-Related Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Xuan Yin, Wei Li, Huangan Wu, Bo Dong, Jie Ma, Shanshan Li, Lixing Lao, Shifen Xu

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Article in Nature and science of sleep, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Xuan Yin *Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200071, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-0173-5936
Wei Li *Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200071, People's Republic of China.
Huangan Wu *Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200003, People's Republic of China.
Bo DongDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200071, People's Republic of China.
Jie MaDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200071, People's Republic of China.
Shanshan LiDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200071, People's Republic of China.
Lixing LaoSchool of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Shifen XuDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200071, People's Republic of China.
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNUniversity of Virginia · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of electroacupuncture (EA) on treating insomnia in patients with depression. PATIENTS AND

methodsIn a patient-assessor-blind, randomized and sham controlled trial, 90 depression patients with insomnia were assigned into three different groups, receiving EA in the treatment group, superficial acupuncture at sham points in the control group A, or Streitberger non-insertion sham acupuncture in the control group B. Treatment was applied 3 times weekly for 8 consecutive weeks. The primary outcome was measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Secondary outcomes were sleep parameters including sleep efficiency (SE), total sleep time (TST) and numbers of sleep awakenings (SA) recorded in the actigraphy, as well as applying the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD-17), Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HAMA). Assessments were performed at the baseline (week 0), week 4, week 8, and week 12. Linear mixed-effects models were used for analyses and all statistical tests were two-sided.

resultsPatients in the EA group had more significant improvement in PSQI scores than those in the control groups over time (respectively

conclusionElectroacupuncture may improve the sleep quality of patients with depression.

trial registrationChinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR); URL: http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=12327; Trial ID: ChiCTR-IIR-16008058.

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depressionelectroacupunctureinsomniarandomized controlled trial

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