Intervention of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on sleep disorders at high altitude
- VernacularTitle:经皮耳迷走神经刺激技术对高原睡眠障碍的干预研究
- Author:
Liang ZHANG
1
;
Huali LIN
1
;
Chen CHEN
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Plateau; Sleep disorder; Vagus nerve stimulation; Efficacy
- From: Journal of Apoplexy and Nervous Diseases 2022;39(5):434-437
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: To observe and evaluate the clinical efficacy of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation instrument for sleep disorder at high altitude plateau. Methods The patients with high altitude sleep disorder in the group were randomly divided into control group （n=30）and observation group （n=27）. The observation group received percutaneous vagal stimulation，and the control group received pseudo stimulation intervention for two weeks，five times a week. Before and after treatment，the two groups were measured with Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index （PSQI） and Beck Depression Inventory （BDI），Generalized Anxiety Disorder （GAD-7） were evaluated. Results There was no significant difference in PSQI，BDI-21 and GAD-7 scores between the two groups before treatment （P> 0.05）；After two weeks of treatment，the total scores of PSQI and BDI-21 in the observation group were lower than those in the control group （P< 0.01），and the improvement of PSQI and BDI-21 scores in the observation group was higher than that in the control group，but there was no significant difference in GAD-7 scores between the two groups before and after treatment（P> 0.05）. Conclusion Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation can effectively improve the sleep quality of patients with high altitude sleep disorders and reduce the level of depression. However，the intervention cycle of this trial is short and there is a lack of polysomnography indicators. It is still necessary to carry out long-term，large sample and multi-index trials to provide basis for clinical promotion.
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