Yuchi Wu, Lihong Yang, Zhicong Zhong, Xiuqing Wu, Zhiren He, Hongyan Ma, Cun Cai, Yin Li, Xufang Wu, Bo Fu, Xiaoling Chen, Lixin Wang, Daixin Zhao, Xiangxin Meng, Airong Qi, Aicheng Yang, Lingli Li, Xusheng Liu, Chuan Zou, Qizhan Lin
Background and objectives: The effect of auricular acupressure (AA) for maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients with insomnia has been controversial. This study assessed the efficacy and safety of AA for MHD patients with chronic insomnia. Design, setting, participants, and measurements: This was a multicenter, double-blind (participant and assessor), randomized sham-controlled trial. A total of 133 subjects were randomized to receive AA on active points (AA group, n = 64) or on sham auricular acupressure (SAA) points (SAA group, n = 69) for 8 weeks and followed up for 12 weeks...
April 2022: J Integr Complement Med