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Acupuncture Improves Peri-menopausal Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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  • 1Laboratory Center of Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.

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|October 14, 2017
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Acupuncture significantly improved sleep quality and duration for women with peri-menopausal insomnia (PMI). This randomized controlled trial demonstrated objective and subjective benefits of acupuncture in treating PMI.

Area of Science:

  • Integrative Medicine
  • Sleep Science
  • Women's Health

Background:

  • Peri-menopausal insomnia (PMI) significantly impacts quality of life.
  • Effective short-term treatments for PMI are needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the short-term efficacy of acupuncture for peri-menopausal insomnia.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized, participant-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted.
  • 76 women with PMI received either acupuncture or placebo-acupuncture for 10 sessions over 3 weeks.
  • Sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), alongside polysomnography (PSG).

Main Results:

  • The acupuncture group showed significant reductions in PSQI and ISI scores compared to the placebo group.
Keywords:
AcupunctureClinical Trials Researchinsomniamenopause

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  • Acupuncture improved objective sleep parameters, including sleep efficiency and total sleep time.
  • No significant improvements were observed in the placebo-acupuncture group.

    • Conclusions:

    • Acupuncture offers clinically relevant short-term improvements for peri-menopausal insomnia.
    • Both subjective and objective measures indicate acupuncture's effectiveness in treating PMI.