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Table 3 The AIS and PSQI scores at baseline and after acupuncture treatment in different groups

From: Effectiveness and cerebral responses of multi-points acupuncture for primary insomnia: a preliminary randomized clinical trial and fMRI study

	S-Acu group (HT-7)	M-Acu group (HT-7, GV-20 and SP-6)	N-Acu group (sham point)
AIS
Baseline	12.40 ± 3.14	13.26 ± 4.21	13.56 ± 4.48
Post-treatment	7.00 ± 3.90^a	5.91 ± 3.92^a	8.88 ± 3.36^a
Decrease	5.40 ± 4.63	7.35 ± 3.85^b	4.67 ± 4.52
PSQI
Baseline	14.70 ± 2.99	14.84 ± 2.77	15.21 ± 2.95
Post-treatment	8.79 ± 3.18^a	8.49 ± 3.36^a	11.60 ± 3.54^a
Decrease	5.91 ± 3.03^c	6.35 ± 3.39^c	3.60 ± 3.63

^aP < 0.01 (compared with baseline); ^bP < 0.05 (compared with N-Acu group); ^cP < 0.01 (compared with N-Acu group). S-Acu group single acupoint group, M-Acu group multi-acupoints group, N-Acu group non-acupoint group

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