{"id":34397,"date":"2025-04-22T15:42:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T19:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/?post_type=sw_disease_condition&#038;p=34397"},"modified":"2025-12-19T17:06:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T21:06:35","slug":"insomnia","status":"publish","type":"sw_disease_condition","link":"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/diseases-and-conditions\/insomnia\/","title":{"rendered":"Insomnia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-focused-ultrasound-therapy-nbsp\">Focused Ultrasound Therapy&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Focused ultrasound is a rapidly evolving, therapeutic technology that could transform the quality of life and decrease the cost of care for patients with insomnia. This novel technology focuses beams of ultrasound energy precisely and accurately on targets deep in the body without damaging surrounding normal tissue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How it Works<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Where the beams converge, focused ultrasound produces several therapeutic effects that are being evaluated. A report by Shanghai International Medical Center using high intensity thermal ablation to treat this disease. Low intensity focused ultrasound directed to those recovering from opioid use disorder has aided in their recovery of normal sleep. A preclinical study has shown that stimulation can excite the local GABA pathway to override the simultaneous increase in the dopaminergic pathway. There is also some use of neuromodulation of the medial prefrontal cortex to aid in this treatment. There is no FDA or equivalent international regulatory approval for the use of this treatment, so we will continue to follow the clinical trials for the development of this technology.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary options for treatment of insomnia include medication and with less often use of invasive surgery. For certain patients, focused ultrasound could provide a non-invasive alternative to conventional treatments.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While significant work has been accomplished, there is still much to be done before this technology will be widely available.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advantages<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Focused ultrasound is non-invasive, so it does not carry added concerns like surgical wound healing or infection.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Focused ultrasound can reach the desired target without damaging surrounding tissue.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It can be repeated, if necessary.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-clinical-trials-nbsp\">Clinical Trials&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/study\/NCT07190287?term=NCT07190287%20&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>clinical trial<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0involving a\u00a0wearable system for REM sleep restoration is being evaluated for patients with sleep disturbances in Austin, Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/study\/NCT06217445?cond=Insomnia&amp;term=focused%20ultrasound&amp;aggFilters=status:not%20rec&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>clinical trial<\/strong><\/a> in Egypt is using focused ultrasound to treat patients for insomnia.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Foundation updates these pages regularly, but with the increasing number of clinical trials, we want to be sure that our audience has the latest information available. Therefore, we also added the website search information for the above trials. If you click <a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/search?cond=Insomnia&amp;term=focused%20ultrasound&amp;aggFilters=status:not%20rec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>, it will take you to the latest information available from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicaltrials.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.clinicaltrials.gov\/<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-find-a-treatment-site\">Find a Treatment Site<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/the-technology\/treatment-sites\/?indication=Insomnia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Search for a treatment center or clinical trial near you.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-regulatory-approval-and-reimbursement-nbsp-nbsp\">Regulatory Approval and Reimbursement&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Focused ultrasound treatment for insomnia is not yet approved by regulatory bodies or covered by medical insurance companies. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-notable-papers-nbsp\">Notable Papers&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeswani HK, Maheshwari S.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41124978\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Neuromodulation in chronic insomnia: Targeting the dorsal raphe nucleus<\/strong><\/a>. Sleep Med. 2025 Oct\u00a018;136:106876.\u00a0doi: 10.1016\/j.sleep.2025.106876. PMID: 41124978\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meads KL, Huettner S, Amata D, Johnson H, Devine JK, Warnakulasuriya S, Murphy KR, Good CH. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39676914\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Feasibility and acceptability of wearing a neuromodulation device at night in individuals in recovery from opioid use disorder<\/strong><\/a>. Front Psychiatry. 2024 Nov 29;15:1481795. doi: 10.3389\/fpsyt.2024.1481795. eCollection 2024. PMID:\u202f39676914\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kim YG, Kim SE, Lee J, Hwang S, Yoo SS, Lee HW. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35807094\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Neuromodulation Using Transcranial\u202fFocused\u202fUltrasound\u202fon the Bilateral Medial Prefrontal Cortex<\/strong><\/a>. J Clin Med. 2022 Jun 30;11(13):3809. doi: 10.3390\/jcm11133809. 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