Herbal ointment for chronic insomnia with heart-kidney imbalance
Part of Brain & nervous system, Mental health clinical trials.
This trial tests a traditional Chinese herbal ointment (Ning Shen Dan Xiang Gao Fang) for people with chronic insomnia linked to a heart-kidney imbalance. Participants must not have taken sleep medications recently and will be monitored for improvement in sleep.
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Who can take part
- You have chronic insomnia and a traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis of heart-kidney disharmony (your doctor can confirm this).
- Your sleep quality score on a standard questionnaire is more than 7.
- You haven't taken any sleep medications in the last 2 weeks.
- You are at least 18 years old and willing to take the herbal ointment and attend follow-up visits.
- You are not pregnant, breastfeeding, or have serious health problems (like heart, liver, kidney, or mental health conditions).
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