Auricular acupressure for insomnia in hemodialysis patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) frequently complain of insomnia. Poor sleep quality impairs their quality of life and adversely affects long-term outcome. Previously we applied auricular acupressure therapy (AAT) for MHD patients with insomnia and yielded favorable res...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yuchi Wu, Lihong Yang, Lingli Li, Xiuqing Wu, Zhicong Zhong, Zhiren He, Hongyan Ma, Lixin Wang, Zhaoyu Lu, Cun Cai, Daixin Zhao, Xiangxin Meng, Airong Qi, Aicheng Yang, Guobin Su, Xinfeng Guo, Xusheng Liu, Chuan Zou, Qizhan Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-2546-2