Acupressure for Insomnia

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Insomnia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of 6-weeks of relaxation acupressure compared to stimulating acupressure or a standard of care on sleep and daytime functioning. Also, to evaluate the ability of teaching acupressure using web-based applications. It is believed that self-administered relaxation acupressure will result in improvements of sleep quality and quantity as compared to stimulating acupressure or a standard of care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01378793

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

5

Starts

2011-06-15

Expected to finish

2013-12-15

Last updated by the study team

2017-02-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18-65 years of age
• Meet DSM-IV criteria for primary insomnia
• Insomnia must also be documented on two weeks of a baseline sleep diary

You may not qualify if…

• Diagnosis or high clinical suspicion of a sleep disorder other than insomnia
• Evidence of a unstable Axis I psychiatric disorder
• Evidence of an uncontrolled medical disorder or pain syndrome that affects sleep, causes daytime sleepiness, or is likely to be causally associated with the insomnia
• Current pharmacological or non-pharmacological insomnia treatment
• Routine overnight shift work
• Previous failed trial of acupuncture or acupressure

Where it is running

• Domino's Farm — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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