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Efficacy of acupuncture and its influence on the emotional network in adult insomnia patients: protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Tongfei Jiang, Qi Zhang, Fang Yuan, Fan Zhang, Jing Guo

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Article in Trials, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tongfei JiangDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, 23 Art Museum Backstreet, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100010, China.
Qi ZhangGraduate School, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China.
Fang YuanDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, 23 Art Museum Backstreet, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100010, China.
Fan ZhangDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, 23 Art Museum Backstreet, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100010, China.
Jing GuoDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, 23 Art Museum Backstreet, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100010, China. guojing_2002@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9380-9746
Capital Medical University · CNBeijing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

national natural science foundation of china 81774391Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality 7212170
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionInsomnia disorder (ID) is characterized by dissatisfaction with the quantity or quality of sleep and is often accompanied by negative emotions such as anxiety and depression. Patients with insomnia become trapped in a vicious circle of bad moods and poor sleep. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (r-fMRI) studies have shown abnormalities in emotion-related brain networks in patients with ID. And it has been proven that reducing negative emotions improves sleep quality. As a traditional alternative therapy, acupuncture has been demonstrated to be effective not only in improving sleep quality but also in stabilizing emotions; however, the mode of action needs to be further explored. Therefore, a clinical trial was designed to explore the effect of acupuncture in improving sleep and mood and to intuitively investigate the regulation of the emotional network using fMRI. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A total of 60 participants with ID will be randomly allocated to a spirit-regulating group or a control group using non-effective acupoints acupuncture at a ratio of 1:1. All participants will receive 3 acupuncture treatment sessions per week for 4 weeks. In addition, 30 healthy individuals will be included in the healthy group. The primary outcome is the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Secondary outcomes are the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA), the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD), the Hyperarousal Scale (HAS), and the Fatigue Scale-14 (FS-14), r-fMRI data, sleep diary, and actigraphy. The data will be collected prior to treatment, following treatment, and during the 12-week follow-up period; a sleep diary will be kept during the entire process. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This protocol has been approved by the Research Ethical Committee of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Bejing TCM Hospital). The results will be published in peer-reviewed journals or presented at academic conferences.

trial registrationChinese Clinical Trials Register ChiCTR1800015282 . Protocol version: Version 1.0. Date: Dec.2020.

Indexed as

Acupuncture TherapySleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersAdultEmotionsHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSleepSleep QualityTreatment OutcomeAcupunctureEmotional networkFunctional magnetic resonance imagingInsomnia disorder

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PMID34983602
PMCPMC8725477
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