Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Prof Heng-Hong Chang
ORCID ID
Contact details
No.123 Dinghu Road
Guishan Shiang
Taoyuan County
333
Taiwan
+886 3 3196200
tcmchh@adm.cgmh.org.tw
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
CMRPG340501
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
EEAPI
Study hypothesis
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) ear acupuncture theory
Ethics approval
Approved by the Institutional Review Board of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (IRB/CGMH) reference number: 94-435
Study design
Single-blind, placebo-controlled study
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Insomnia
Intervention
Non-invasive ear acupoint acupressure versus placebo
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Actigraphy records
Secondary outcome measures
Sleep diary
Overall trial start date
01/12/2005
Overall trial end date
30/11/2006
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Primary insomnia patients
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
60
Participant exclusion criteria
Pregnancy
Recruitment start date
01/12/2005
Recruitment end date
30/11/2006
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Trial participating centre
No.123 Dinghu Road
Taoyuan County
333
Taiwan
Sponsor information
Organisation
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Taiwan)
Sponsor details
5 Fu-Hsing Street
Kuei Shan Hsian
Tauyang Hsien
33375
Taiwan
Sponsor type
Hospital/treatment centre
Website
Funders
Funder type
Hospital/treatment centre
Funder name
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary