The effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on sleep quality in chronic insomnia disorder
Background and Aim: Acupuncture is one of the most common methods of complementary medicine. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on sleep quality in the patients with chronic insomnia. Materials and Methods: This study was a single-b...
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| description | Background and Aim: Acupuncture is one of the most common methods of complementary medicine. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on sleep quality in the patients with chronic insomnia.
Materials and Methods: This study was a single-blind clinical trial in which 40 patients with chronic insomnia were randomly placed into intervention (TEAS) and control (sham TEAS) groups. The acupuncture points including SP6, HT7 and LI4 were selected according to the medical guideline of traditional Chinese medicine. The stimulation was performed for 8 sessions, twice a week for one month. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and actigraphy were used to evaluate the patientschr('39') sleep quality before and after intervention.
Results: Results showed no significant differences in the mean scores of PSQI between the two groups before and after the intervention (p>0.05). In regard to the objective characteristics of sleep quality, total sleep time in the intervention group significantly increased (p=0.015). These alterations were not significant in the sham TEAS group (p=0.502).
Conclusions: The results showed that TEAS can be effective in increasing the total sleep time in the patients with chronic insomnia disorder and this effect can be detectable by a monitoring instrument such as actigraphy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ce45dfe65ef4ae7a3bfbf51754743a32022-12-21T20:14:56ZfasKurdistan University of Medical Sciencesمجله علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کردستان1560-652X2345-40402019-12-012458394The effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on sleep quality in chronic insomnia disorderbehnam khaledipaveh0habibolah khazaie1nader salary2soroush maazinezhad3 Sleep Disorders Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah,Iran Sleep Disorders Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah,Iran biostatistics department,faculty of Public Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah,Iran Sleep Disorders Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah,Iran Background and Aim: Acupuncture is one of the most common methods of complementary medicine. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on sleep quality in the patients with chronic insomnia. Materials and Methods: This study was a single-blind clinical trial in which 40 patients with chronic insomnia were randomly placed into intervention (TEAS) and control (sham TEAS) groups. The acupuncture points including SP6, HT7 and LI4 were selected according to the medical guideline of traditional Chinese medicine. The stimulation was performed for 8 sessions, twice a week for one month. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and actigraphy were used to evaluate the patientschr('39') sleep quality before and after intervention. Results: Results showed no significant differences in the mean scores of PSQI between the two groups before and after the intervention (p>0.05). In regard to the objective characteristics of sleep quality, total sleep time in the intervention group significantly increased (p=0.015). These alterations were not significant in the sham TEAS group (p=0.502). Conclusions: The results showed that TEAS can be effective in increasing the total sleep time in the patients with chronic insomnia disorder and this effect can be detectable by a monitoring instrument such as actigraphy.http://sjku.muk.ac.ir/article-1-4795-en.htmlactigraphychronic insomniapittsburgh sleep quality index (psqi)rctsleep qualitytranscutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation |
| spellingShingle | behnam khaledipaveh habibolah khazaie nader salary soroush maazinezhad The effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on sleep quality in chronic insomnia disorder مجله علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کردستان actigraphy chronic insomnia pittsburgh sleep quality index (psqi) rct sleep quality transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation |
| title | The effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on sleep quality in chronic insomnia disorder |
| title_full | The effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on sleep quality in chronic insomnia disorder |
| title_fullStr | The effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on sleep quality in chronic insomnia disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on sleep quality in chronic insomnia disorder |
| title_short | The effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on sleep quality in chronic insomnia disorder |
| title_sort | effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on sleep quality in chronic insomnia disorder |
| topic | actigraphy chronic insomnia pittsburgh sleep quality index (psqi) rct sleep quality transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation |
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