title: [Clinical observation on effect of electric acupuncture at Sishencong in treating insomnia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the clinical therapeutic effect of electric acupuncture (EA) at Sishencong (EX-HN 1) on insomnia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred and seventy-six patients were randomly assigned to 2 groups, 138 in each group, the EA group treated with EA at Sishencong, and the control group with oral administration of Tianmeng Capsule. The treatment course for both groups was 3 weeks. The quality and related parameters of sleep before and after treatment were evaluated with a multi-channel sleep detector.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After treatment, the quality of sleep was improved in both groups (P < 0.05), as compared with before treatment, the difference in related parameters was significant respectively (P<0.05 or P <0.01), however, the improvement in the EA group was superior to that in the control group (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  EA at Sishencong has obvious effect on insomnia.
authors.affiliation: Shandong Provincial Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan.
authors.forename: Shao-can
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Ji-ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Gui-lian
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017286:Polysomnography; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult