Acupuncture and Sleep Quality Among Patients With Parkinson Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Poor sleep quality greatly impairs quality of life and accelerates deterioration in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), but current remedies remain limited. Acupuncture, used as an adjunctive therapy with anti-Parkinson medications, has shown positive effects in patients with PD. However, high-quality clinical evidence to support the effectiveness of acupuncture for patients with PD and poor sleep quality is lacking.

Objective

To assess the safety and efficacy of real acupuncture (RA) vs sham acupuncture (SA) as an adjunctive therapy for patients with PD who have poor sleep quality.

Design, setting, and participants

This single-center randomized clinical trial was performed at The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine in Ch

SUBMITTER: Yan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11208974 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature