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. 2025 Jul 8;7(7):CD015974.
doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015974.

Acupuncture for insomnia

Lin Ang  1 , Myeong Soo Lee  1 , Tae-Young Choi  1 , Ji Hee Jun  1 , Eunhye Song  2 , Hye Won Lee  3 , Boram Lee  1 , Jingyi Zhang  4 , Liujiao Cao  5 , Chan-Young Kwon  6 , Qi Wang  7   8 , Liang Yao  9
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Acupuncture for insomnia

Lin Ang et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. .

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.

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Conflict of interest statement

Ang L: no known conflict of interest to declare.

Lee MS: no known conflict of interest to declare.

Choi T: no known conflict of interest to declare.

Jun JH: no known conflict of interest to declare.

Song E: no known conflict of interest to declare.

Lee HW: no known conflict of interest to declare.

Lee B: no known conflict of interest to declare.

Zhang J: no known conflict of interest to declare.

Cao L: no known conflict of interest to declare.

Kwon CY: no known conflict of interest to declare.

Wang Q: no known conflict of interest to declare.

Yao L: no known conflict of interest to declare.

No authors will be involved in the risk of bias assessment for their own study or in the GRADE assessment that uses outcome data from their own study.

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