Acupuncture improves certain aspects of sleep in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that true acupuncture may improve certain aspects of sleep, including sleep efficiency and possibly WASO, in multiple myeloma patients undergoing HSCT. By studying patient reported outcomes in future larger scale studies, acupuncture's role in improving sleep quality during HSCT treatment could be further elucidated.TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT01811862 (ClinicalTrials.gov).PMID:37409464 | DOI:10.1177/09645284231181403

Source: Acupuncture in Medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society - July 6, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Sarah El Iskandarani Lingyun Sun Susan Qing Li Gloria Pereira Sergio Giralt Gary Deng Source Type: research