The effect of ear acupressure on primary insomnia

ISRCTN	ISRCTN82622830
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN82622830
Protocol serial number	CMRPG340501
Sponsor	Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Taiwan)
Funder	Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

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Prof Heng-Hong Chang
Scientific

No.123 Dinghu Road
Guishan Shiang
Taoyuan County
333
Taiwan

Phone	+886 3 3196200
Email	tcmchh@adm.cgmh.org.tw

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Single-blind, placebo-controlled study
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study acronym	EEAPI
Study objectives	Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) ear acupuncture theory
Ethics approval(s)	Approved by the Institutional Review Board of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (IRB/CGMH) reference number: 94-435
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Insomnia
Intervention	Non-invasive ear acupoint acupressure versus placebo
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Actigraphy records
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Sleep diary
Completion date	30/11/2006

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	60
Key inclusion criteria	Primary insomnia patients
Key exclusion criteria	Pregnancy
Date of first enrolment	01/12/2005
Date of final enrolment	30/11/2006

No.123 Dinghu Road

Taoyuan County
333
Taiwan

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
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