A Randomized Controlled Trial of Auricular Acupressure in Treating Estazolam-dependent Insomnia

Summary

Insomnia is a disorder characterized by difficulties in falling asleep, maintaining sleep or waking up too early, and impairment of daytime functioning. Drug-dependent insomnia refers to insomnia patients taking sedatives and sleeping pills regularly for a long period of time, and becoming psychologically and physiologically dependent on them. In many countries, auricular acupressure (AA) has attracted growing attention as a complementary or alternative treatment for insomnia; however, there is a lack of rigorous randomized, controlled studies evaluating AA specifically for estazolam-dependent insomnia. Our proposed trial aims to assess the therapeutic effect of AA on estazolam-dependent insomnia.

Timeline

Start

2024-07-01

Primary completion

2025-06-30

Completion

2025-06-30

Publications

• Wu Q, Wang J, Fan L, Qian L, Han D, Hu H, Gao H. Efficacy and safety of auricular acupressure on reduction of estazolam in patients with insomnia: a study protocol for a three-arm, blinded randomized controlled trial. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2024 Oct 12;24(1):367. doi: 10.1186/s12906-024-04651-7.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.