Acupuncture for sleep problems related to sciatica
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Brain & nervous system, Mental health, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether electroacupuncture (a type of acupuncture with mild electric pulses) can improve sleep in people who have chronic sciatica (leg pain from a slipped disc) and insomnia that started or got worse with the pain.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 75 years old.
- You have had sciatica on one side for at least 3 months, with leg pain that goes below the knee and is moderate to severe (at least 4 on a 0-10 pain scale).
- You have insomnia (sleep problems) that started or got worse when your sciatica began or worsened, and your sleep quality score is greater than 7.
- You have not had acupuncture before.
- You are not taking certain medications for the central nervous system (like opioids, sleeping pills, or antidepressants) unless you have stopped them for at least 2 weeks.
- You do not have other sleep disorders, significant depression or anxiety, or certain spinal conditions (like spinal stenosis or tumors).
- You are not pregnant, not a shift worker, and have not had back surgery or participated in another trial in the last 3 months.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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