Sleep disorder is common in people going to plateau. Acupuncture and related techniques could be used for treatment of sleep disorder. In this trial the effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on sleep disorder in people going to plateau will be investigated.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
20
Electrodes are placed at acupoints and connected to the stimulator. Electrical stimulation is given for 30 minutes, twice a day for 3 days.
Xijing hospital
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
RECRUITINGtotal sleep time in 5 days
Time frame: from arrived at plateau to 5 days after arrival, in a total of 5 days
sleep latency on the fifth day
Time frame: from arrived at plateau to 5 days after arrival, in a total of 5 days
sleep efficiency on the fifth day
sleep efficiency=total sleep time/total recording time
Time frame: from arrived at plateau to 5 days after arrival, in a total of 5 days
number of awake on the fifth day
Time frame: from arrived at plateau to 5 days after arrival, in a total of 5 days
Pittsburgh sleep quality index on the fifth day
Time frame: from arrived at plateau to 5 days after arrival, in a total of 5 days
Score of Cognition Assessment on the third day
cognition assessment is done using Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test
Time frame: from arrived at plateau to 5 days after arrival, in a total of 5 days
lowest saturation of pulse oxygenation on the fifth day
Time frame: from arrived at plateau to 5 days after arrival, in a total of 5 days
highest systolic blood pressure on the fifth day
Time frame: from arrived at plateau to 5 days after arrival, in a total of 5 days
highest heart rate on the fifth day
Time frame: from arrived at plateau to 5 days after arrival, in a total of 5 days
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