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Can tiny ear needles cure sleepless nights? military study tests acupuncture for sleep

NCT ID NCT04956341

Symptom relief Sponsor: Paul Crawford Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether ear acupuncture can help active-duty military members and their families sleep better. 180 people with sleep problems will receive either ear acupuncture or a sham treatment. The needles stay in for a few days or are removed after 45 minutes. Researchers will measure sleep quality, anxiety, depression, and pain.

What this could mean

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Active substance
auricular acupuncture (ear acupuncture with ASP needles or Seirin needles)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a drug-free option to help people with sleep problems, especially those in the military.
What could go wrong
This is a single trial at one military base, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatment is short-term and effects may be small or no better than a placebo.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

180 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2022

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.

Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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\*\*Patients must be able to get care at Nellis Air Force Base (a military installation) in order to participate in this study\*\* Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female Active Duty members and DoD beneficiaries ages 18-80 with complaints of sleep disturbances. * PROMIS-16 Sleep-Related Impairment Scale with a score of medium or severe (T-Score greater than or equal to 60). Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with OSA who are prescribed CPAP/BiPAP and either do not use it or use it \<70% of time per patient report. * Investigators seek to exclude individuals with sleep-related medical or psychiatric conditions that are so severe as to render these patients inappropriate for treatment in primary care or simple mental health without psychiatry oversight or that acupuncture cannot be expected to have an effect on (e.g., thyroid disease). Specifically, exclusion criteria will include: * Psychosis * Thyroid disease undergoing active adjustment of medication.Depression, with suicidality. (clinician judgment) * Greater than 10 mg equivalent of diazepam equivalent per day for any reason * Non-response to greater than 2 PSTD treatments * Having acupuncture not related to sleep in the past 3 months * Pregnant

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Conditions

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Parasomnias sleep disorder

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Sleep disturbance

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center

    Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 89191, United States

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