Table 1

Trial processes chart

Week	0	1	2	3	4	8
Week	Baseline	Treatment phase				Follow-up phase
Patients
Telephone reservation	×
Enrolment	×
Sign informed consent	×
Clinical interview	×
Sleep scales	×
Physical examination	×				×
Laboratory test	×				×
PSG	×
Groups
Acupuncture group (normal sleep duration)		10 treatments
Control group (normal sleep duration)		10 treatments
Acupuncture group (short sleep duration)		10 treatments
Control group (short sleep duration)		10 treatments
Outcome measurement
PSQI	×				×	×
ISI	×				×	×
ACT	×				×
BAI	×				×
BDI	×				×
FSS	×				×
Sleep diary	×	×	×	×	×
Success of subject-blinding test					×
Adverse events
Reasons for dropouts or withdrawals		×	×	×	×	×
Patient’s compliance					×	×

ACT, actigraphy; BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; FSS, Fatigue Severity Scale; ISI, Insomnia Severity Index; PSG, polysomnography; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.