NCT04872712

Comparing Press and Filiform Needle Acupuncture Effectiveness for Improving Insomnia in COVID-19 Healthcare Workers

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Manual Acupuncture Therapy Between Press Needle and Filiform Needle for Symptoms of Insomnia and Melatonin Hormone Serum on COVID-19 Frontline Health Workers at RSCM.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (actual)
• Sponsor: Indonesia University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of manual acupuncture between 2 types of needles in subsiding insomnia symptoms of healthcare workers who were responsible for treating COVID-19 Patients in Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of manual acupuncture between press needles and filiform needles for subsiding insomnia symptoms based on changes in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire score and examination of Melatonin in blood. If the press needles proven to be superior, this method would also be more beneficial during this pandemic as this can shorten the time and/or frequency of the therapy sessions, hence reducing interaction and risk of COVID-19 transmission.

Conditions

• Insomnia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Press needles	Manual acupuncture using press needles
PROCEDURE	Filiform Needles	Manual acupuncture using filiform needles

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-05-04
• Primary completion: 2021-10-31
• Completion: 2021-10-31
• First posted: 2021-05-04
• Last updated: 2022-08-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Indonesia