Whether acupuncture improves sleep quality in Parkinson's patients.
By Dr. Chinta SidharthanReviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLMJul 1 2024 In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated whether acupuncture, previously used as an additional therapy alongside other medications for Parkinson's disease, improves sleep quality in Parkinson's patients.
Non-motor symptoms also begin to appear and dominate as the disease progresses, contributing to an increase in disability and lower quality of life. The trial compared the impact of real acupuncture against that of sham acupuncture. It evaluated the improvements in parameters such as anxiety, motor and non-motor symptoms, sleep quality, and health-related quality of life.
In the present study, patients were included in the trial if they had been diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's disease, were between 30 and 80 years of age, had reported moderate to severe problems with sleep quality, had regularly been using their Parkinson's disease medications over the last month, and could tolerate acupuncture.
The primary outcome examined in the study was the change in Parkinson's Disease Sleep Scale score at the end of four weeks and the eighth-week follow-up.
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