Efficacy of auricular acupuncture on sleep quality among individuals with depression: a clinical trial.

Rev Saude Publica · 2025 · PMC12520719 · PMID 41172491

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a trend toward significancep = 0.057so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Although the difference did not reach statistical significance, we observed a trend toward significance (p = 0.057) ( Table 2 ).

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a significant trendp = 0.057so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

However, a significant trend (p = 0.057) confirmed by the per-protocol analysis (p = 0.038) indicated that participants receiving specific auricular acupuncture had a 69% higher chance of achieving good sleep quality after four weeks.

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a possible trendno p-value reported

Sensitivity analyses suggested a possible trend toward benefits from AA, indicating that evidence of benefit could be confirmed with a larger sample or fewer dropouts.

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

These findings should be interpreted with caution, as they did not reach statistical significance; rather, they reflect a trend toward significant improvement and are subject to the study's limitations.

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