Efficacy and Safety of Electroacupuncture for Insomnia Disorder: A Multicenter, Randomized, Assessor-Blinded, Controlled Trial
Lee B, Kim BK, Kim HJ, Jung IC, Kim AR, Park HJ, Kwon OJ, Lee JH, Kim JH. · Nature and Science of Sleep · 2020 December 10
DOI 10.2147/nss.s281231
Objective
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture in treating insomnia.
Conclusions
Ten sessions of electroacupuncture can improve the sleep quality of patients with insomnia without serious adverse effects. Thus, it can be recommended as an effective, safe, and well-tolerated intervention.
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Insights
Ten sessions of electroacupuncture can improve the sleep quality of patients with insomnia without serious adverse effects.
Results of the current trial provide supportive evidence that electroacupuncture can be an effective, safe, and well-tolerated non-pharmacological intervention for insomnia, using validated placebo control and validated subjective questionnaires. Further long-term studies with objective sleep measures are needed for a more definitive conclusion.
