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NCT00855140 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Acupuncture for the Treatment of Insomnia

A NA study, sponsored by University of Pittsburgh.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
56
Enrollment target

NCT00855140: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of Pittsburgh.

NCT00855140 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of Pittsburgh. The registered enrollment target is 56 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00855140, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of Pittsburgh.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
56 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Insomnia is a common and disabling condition associated with psychiatric and medical comorbidities and often persists despite currently available treatments. Acupuncture has been reported to benefit individuals with insomnia and can decrease hyperarousal. This blinded RCT will investigate the impact of a standardized acupuncture protocol on insomnia, daytime symptoms, and hyperarousal.

Primary Outcome

PSG is the "gold standard" objective measure of sleep, which complements in-home diary measures and actigraphy. PSG provides objective physiologic data under controlled, albeit artificial (laboratory) conditions and is considered an essential component of demonstrating the efficacy of both drug and non-pharmacologic treatments of insomnia.

Interventions

  • OTHER Acupuncture

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 56 participants
Start Date 2009-03
Est. Completion 2013-02
Phase NA
University of Pittsburgh

1,238 total trials

What the finished NCT00855140 record still lists

NCT00855140 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 56 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Acupuncture is the first listed.

NCT00855140 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00855140 about?

NCT00855140 is a clinical study titled "Acupuncture for the Treatment of Insomnia". Insomnia is a common and disabling condition associated with psychiatric and medical comorbidities and often persists despite currently available treatments. Acupuncture has been reported to benefit individuals with insomnia and can decrease hyperarousal. This blinded RCT will investigate the impact...

What is the current status of trial NCT00855140?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 56 participants. The study started on 2009-03. Estimated completion is 2013-02.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00855140?

The interventions under investigation include: Acupuncture (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00855140?

This trial is sponsored by University of Pittsburgh, which has 1,238 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00855140's enrollment target sits among peer trials

56 1262nd of 2000 higher than 737 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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