A Pilot Study Of The Effects Of Microcurrent On Three Sleep Surveys

Participants identified as having primary insomnia will be randomly assigned to groups receiving microcurrent stimulation or sham in a double-blind randomized controlled trial. The microcurrent device used is FDA approved for the treatment of insomnia.

The hypothesis is that the experimental group will have significantly improved scores on three sleep surveys after treatment while the sham group will not.

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Key information

Conditions

Primary Insomnia Dyssomnias Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Sleep Wake Disorders

Age range

18 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Logan College of Chiropractic

Chesterfield, Missouri, 63017, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Student, Faculty or Staff
Age 18 - 40
Symptoms of primary insomnia

Exclusion criteria

No implanted electric devices
No local infection, injury or malignancy
No history of seizure or other neurological disorders
No current use of prescription or other substances that could effect sleep quality or quantity
Pregnancy

Treatment and study plan

Microcurrent

Device

20 minutes of sub-threshold microcurrent 2 hours before bedtime per day for 21 days.

Primary outcomes

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Epworth Sleepiness Scale
Insomnia Severity Index

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Logan College of Chiropractic

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2007
Primary completion: 2007
Study completion: 2007
First posted: Aug 27, 2007
Registry last updated: Oct 17, 2008

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