Effects of acupuncture on the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis in chronic insomnia patients: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Effects of acupuncture on the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis in chronic insomnia patients: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Acupuncture, as an important component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), has been widely applied in the treatment of chronic insomnia in China, while there is no clinical study related to its therapeutic mechanism. Methods/design A single-center, single-blind, randomized, pl...

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Main Authors: Chengyong Liu, Shiyu Zheng, Wenzhong Wu, Xiaoqiu Wang, Shan Qin, Yanan Zhao, Hanqing Xi, Qingyun Wan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Acupuncture
Chronic insomnia
HPA axis
Randomized controlled trial
Study protocol
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3964-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3964-5

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