1. Community promotion and application of Wuqinxi combined with brief behavioral therapy for insomnia
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Zheng, Yongliang, Qin, Yiyu, Lyu, Yumeng, Li, Liangliang, Chen, Ya, and Yao, Zhaojuan
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Adult ,Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ,insomnia ,Exercise Therapy ,traditional Chinese medicine ,Sleep Quality ,Treatment Outcome ,behavioral therapy ,Study Protocol Clinical Trial ,Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders ,Humans ,Medicine, Chinese Traditional ,Research Article ,Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - Abstract
Background: Brief behavioral therapy for insomnia (BBT-I) has been proven to be a simple and effective alternative to cognitive behavioral therapy. However, low adherence limits the application in Chinese primary medical institutions, resulting in delayed or irregular treatment for many patients. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine external treatments on the adherence to behavioral therapy for insomnia in Chinese primary healthcare institutions, with a particular focus on patients who live in regions with weak healthcare systems. Methods: This randomized controlled clinical trial will be conducted in primary medical institutions and will recruit 98 adult participants with insomnia. BBT-I will be used as the base treatment. The participants will be divided into experimental (combined with Wuqinxi and other traditional Chinese medicine [TCM] external treatment n = 49) and control (combined with trazodone treatment, n = 49) groups, and each group will be treated for 4 consecutive weeks. The severity index of insomnia will be used as the main indicator of disease evaluation, with an 8-point reduction in the score considered as effective and a score
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- 2021