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This is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the clinical efficacy of combined electro-acupuncture and auricular acupuncture for persistent Iinsomnia in the adult population in Hong Kong.


Clinical Trial Description

Combined electro-acupuncture and auricular acupuncture is potential to be an alternative treatment for primary insomnia. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of combined electroacupuncture and auricular acupuncture on persistent insomnia. This is a randomized double-blinded controlled trial. Patients will be randomly assigned to the electro-acupuncture group, the electro-acupuncture plus auricular acupuncture group or the waitlist controlled group. Patients will be put into groups and then compared.The chance of getting into each group is 3:3:1. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT01891097
Study type Interventional
Source The University of Hong Kong
Contact Ka-Fai Chung, MBBS
Phone (852)22553656
Email kfchung@hkucc.hku.hk
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date July 2012
Completion date December 2015

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