Effect of rolling needle therapy on quality of life in the patient of non-organic chronic insomnia: a randomized controlled trial.
- Author:
Cheng-wei WANG
1
;
Jie KANG
;
Jian-wei ZHOU
;
You-ping HU
;
Ning LI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Acupuncture Therapy; methods; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Chronic Disease; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Quality of Life; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders; psychology; therapy
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2006;26(7):461-465
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo probe therapeutic effect of rolling needle therapy on insomnia and standardize the therapeutic program.
METHODSMulti-central randomized blind controlled trials were used, and 180 cases were randomly divided into a rolling needle group and a medication group, 90 cases in each group. The rolling needle group were treated with rolling needle therapy at the Urinary Bladder Channel line 1 and 2 at the back and the Governor Vessel, and the medication group with clonopin 4-6 mg, for 4 weeks. Effective rates for sleep disturbance improvement and Spitzer index of life quality were evaluated after 4 weeks' treatment and 3 months' follow-up.
RESULTSThe effective rate was 82.2% in the rolling needle group and 60.0% in the medication group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05), and with a significant difference between the two groups in Spitzer index of life quality (P < 0.05). After 3 months' follow-up, the effective rate was 40.0% in the rolling needle group and 30.3% in the medication group with no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05), and there was a significant difference between the two groups in Spitzer index of life quality.
CONCLUSIONRolling needle therapy can treat chronic insomnia and increase life quality of the patient.
