Acupuncture for insomnia

Lin Ang; Myeong Soo Lee; Tae-Young Choi; Ji Hee Jun; Eunhye Song; Hye Won Lee; Boram Lee; Jingyi Zhang; Liujiao Cao; Chan-Young Kwon; Qi Wang; Liang Yao

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD015974

Acupuncture for insomnia

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Jul 8;7(7):CD015974. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015974.

Authors

Lin Ang¹, Myeong Soo Lee¹, Tae-Young Choi¹, Ji Hee Jun¹, Eunhye Song², Hye Won Lee³, Boram Lee¹, Jingyi Zhang⁴, Liujiao Cao⁵, Chan-Young Kwon⁶, Qi Wang^{7

8}, Liang Yao⁹

Affiliations

¹ KM Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea, South.
² Global Cooperation Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea, South.
³ KM Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea, South.
⁴ The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
⁵ West China School of Nursing/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
⁶ Department of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, Dong-eui University College of Korean Medicine, Busan, Korea, South.
⁷ Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
⁸ Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
⁹ Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the benefits and harms of acupuncture in the treatment of insomnia.

MeSH terms

Acupuncture Therapy* / adverse effects
Acupuncture Therapy* / methods
Humans
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders* / therapy
Systematic Reviews as Topic