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Terapia de acupuntura ocular para el insomnio: una revisión sistemática y meta-análisis en red
Zhenyu Shi1, Shuxuan Wang2, Di Sun3
1Hangzhou First People's Hospital Xiasha Campus, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Frontiers in neurology
|December 22, 2025
Resumen
La acupuntura ocular (AO) trata eficazmente el insomnio, superando a los métodos sin acupuntura. La combinación de AO con acupuntura corporal o acupuntura de muñeca-tobillo mostró los mejores resultados para mejorar la calidad del sueño y la eficacia clínica.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Medicina Integrativa
- Investigación en Acupuntura
- Ciencia del Sueño
Sus antecedentes:
- El insomnio es un trastorno del sueño prevalente que afecta a millones de personas en todo el mundo.
- Los tratamientos actuales para el insomnio incluyen la farmacoterapia y las intervenciones no farmacológicas, con eficacia y efectos secundarios variables.
- La acupuntura ocular (AO) es una terapia tradicional que puede ofrecer un nuevo enfoque para el manejo del insomnio.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Realizar un meta-análisis en red para evaluar la eficacia y seguridad de la acupuntura ocular para el insomnio.
- Comparar la AO con otras técnicas de acupuntura y tratamientos convencionales.
- Identificar las combinaciones óptimas de tratamiento basadas en AO para el insomnio.
Principales métodos:
- Se realizó una búsqueda sistemática de literatura en ocho bases de datos hasta el 1 de septiembre de 2025.
- Se incluyeron 31 estudios que involucraban diversas intervenciones para el insomnio.
- Se empleó meta-análisis en red para sintetizar datos sobre la eficacia clínica, PSQI y CMSCS.
Principales resultados:
- La acupuntura ocular (AO), sola o combinada con otras terapias, demostró una eficacia superior a los tratamientos sin AO.
- La combinación de AO con acupuntura corporal (AC) redujo significativamente las puntuaciones de PSQI y CMSCS.
- La AO combinada con acupuntura de muñeca-tobillo (AMT) mostró una eficacia clínica superior.
Conclusiones:
- La acupuntura ocular muestra beneficios terapéuticos significativos para la mejora de los síntomas del insomnio.
- La AO combinada con otras modalidades de acupuntura ofrece mejores resultados de tratamiento.
- Se recomiendan más estudios de alta calidad y a gran escala para validar estos hallazgos.
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