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Self-acupressure for sleep problems in older adults with high blood pressure

Tests self-acupressure for insomnia in older adults who also have hypertension.

Key facts

Who runs it
Phenikaa University
Where
Hanoi, VietnamSee the site
Trial code
Registry title
Acupressure to Improve Insomnia Among the Elderly With Hypertension
Status
Recruiting
People taking part
94 people, planned
Started
30 Aug 2026
Expected to end
30 Mar 2027
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Acupressure to improve insomnia
Record updated
2 October 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for people aged 60 or older who have high blood pressure and sleep problems. It tests acupressure that people do themselves at home.

Age
60 years or older
Sex
Women and men can both join.
Disease stage
High blood pressure (hypertension) with an Insomnia Severity Index score of 11 or more, and a Karnofsky score of 80 or more.
Earlier treatment
Must not currently be taking medicine for insomnia.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Currently in another clinical trial for treating insomnia
  • Currently taking medicine for insomnia
  • Other heart or blood vessel conditions, such as heart failure, a pacemaker, or a planned catheter procedure or heart surgery
  • Mental health conditions such as depression, generalized anxiety disorder, or bipolar disorder

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Hypertention patient who are ≥ 60 years old
  • Having Insomnia Severity Index score ≥ 11
  • Having Karnofsky score ≥ 80

Who cannot take part

  • Patients who are currently receiving pharmacological treatment for insomnia
  • Patients with concomitant cardiovascular conditions, such as heart failure; patients with an implanted pacemaker; patients who have an indication for catheter-based cardiovascular intervention; or patients who have an indication for cardiovascular surgery
  • Patients with psychiatric disorders, such as depression, generalized anxiety disorder, or bipolar disorder
  • Patients who are currently participating in clinical trials for the treatment of insomnia

Where in Vietnam

  • Son Tay general hospitalHanoi, VietnamContact: Huong HoangTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

The goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and the effect of self-acupressure on improving insomnia among the elderly with hypertension who reported insomnia (using the Insomnia Severity Index questionnaire)

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The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Is the proposed intervention feasible to deliver to the target population in terms of recruitment, retention, adherence, and completion of outcome assessments? * Does self-acupressure improve insomnia among the elderly with hypertension? Researchers will compare participants in the self-acupressure group (practice acupressure at home for 28 days) and the enhanced standard care group to see the effectiveness of acupressure in improving insomnia for hypertensive elderly individuals.

Participants in the self-acupressure group will be instructed how to locate and perform acupressure, then they will be asked to practice acupressure at home for 28 days (once a day).

Participants in the enhanced standard care group will receive training on how to apply sleep hygiene rules and will be asked to follow sleep hygiene rules for 28 days.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • Acupressure groupTreatment being tested

    Participants will receive a self-acupressure training section and requested to practice acupressure at home once a day at night time (before going to bed) for four weeks. During that time, participants will receive a weekly phone call follow up from researchers. By the end of week fourth, participants will be requested to complete post-intervention assessment. A short-term follow up will be then carried out in 4 weeks. By the end of follow up time, participants will be asked to complete post follow up assessement and received 200.000 vnd (12 usd) as complimentary. The acupressure protocol of the intervention was developed and validated by 6 traditional and hypertensive experts.

    Treatment: Acupressure to improve insomnia

  • Control groupNo study treatment, for comparison

    Participants in the control group will receive a training session on sleep hygiene rules and will be ask to practice thoes rule in 28 days. Weekly telephone reminder will also be made in four week. By the end of week fourth, participants in this group will be requested to complete post-intervention assessment. A short-term follow up will be then carried out in 4 weeks. During the follow-up period, participants receive no weekly telephone reminder. By the end of follow up time, researchers will make a telephone reminder to participants and ask them to complete and send back all the follow-up assessment questionnaire. 200,000 vnd (equal to 12 usd) will be given to participants for complymentary

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Self-acupressure to Improve Insomnia Among the Elderly With Hypertension: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Plain-language title
Self-acupressure for sleep problems in older adults with high blood pressureGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Record updated
2 October 2026