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Table 2 Details of intervention

From: Effect of acupuncture on insomnia in menopausal women: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

 

Intervention group

Control group

Main acupoints

GV20, GV24, GV29, RN6, RN4, SP6, HT7, EX-HN22

GV20, GV24, GV29, RN6, RN4, SP6, HT7, EX-HN22

Added acupoints

Kidney yang deficiency GV4, BL23

Kidney yang deficiency GV4, BL23

Kidney yin deficiency KI3, KI7

Kidney yin deficiency KI3, KI7

Depth of insertion

GV20, GV24, GV29, RN6, RN4, EX-HN22 10 mm

No insertion

HT7, SP6, GV4, BL23, KI7, KI3 15 mm

Needle type

Steel needle (Wuxi Jiajian Medical Co. Ltd., Wuxi, China)

Blunt-tip needle (Streitberger Placebo-needle)

Needle sensation

With de-qi sensation

Without de-qi sensation

Electric stimulation

Needle on GV20, GV29 connected to G6805–2 Multi-Purpose Health Device (Shanghai Medical Instruments High-Techno, China) with electric pulse at a frequency of 2.5 Hz and an intensity of 45 mA

Needle on GV20, GV29, connected to G6805–2 Multi-Purpose Health Device (Shanghai Medical Instruments High-Techno, China) without electric pulse

Frequency and duration

Three times per week for the first four weeks

Three times per week for the first four weeks

Twice per week for the next two weeks

Twice per week for the next two weeks

Once per week for the final two weeks

Once per week for the final two weeks