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Table 5 The comparison of significant varied PSG data between S-Acu group and M-Acu group

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)

The increase of TST (minutes)

40.20 ± 55.48

72.40 ± 85.74a

The increase of SE (%)

6.26 ± 12.44

12.55 ± 18.65

The increase of N3 (minutes)

10.65 ± 48.61

31.28 ± 50.45

The decrease of WASO (minutes)

19.53 ± 54.19

48.73 ± 87.83

  1. aP < 0.05 (compared with S-Acu group); TST total sleep time, SE sleep efficient, N3 third stage of non-rapid eye movement sleep, WASO wake after sleep onset, S-Acu group single acupoint group, M-Acu group multi-acupoints group