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Keep this study
Lead
VA Office of Research and Development
Age
18–55
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Age: 18 to 55; and,
Meeting the diagnosis criteria for mild traumatic brain injury as listed above at the time of injury; and,
At or over 3 months post injury; and,
With untreated sleep complaints (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index \[PSQI\] \> 8, sleep difficulties at least 4x per week in the past month, average sleep duration of 6 hours or less); and,
Has the capacity to give informed consent.
Agree to attend 13 clinic visits
You may not be if
Same sleep complaints present prior to traumatic brain injury; or,
Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by prior sleep study; or,
With a non-daytime work-schedule; or,
With prior acupuncture experience for the treatment of sleep difficulties or with acupuncture treatment within 3 months; or,
History of bleeding diathesis or currently on anticoagulation with international normalized ratio (INR) over 2.5; or,
Severe depression with Beck Depression Score of 29 and above; or,
