The influence of Wendan decoction on sleep indexes of insomniac patients

VernacularTitle:温胆汤对失眠症患者睡眠指标的影响
Author: Weibo MA
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Wendan docoction; Insomnia
From: International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2013;35(11):976-977
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the influence of Wendan decoction on sleep indexes of insomniac patients.Methods 66 patients with insomnia in our hospital were chosen and divided into an experiment group and a control group.The experiment group was treated with the Wendan decoction,and the control group was treated with alprazolam.The curative effects and sleep indexes changes were compared between the two groups.Results The total effective rate of the experimental group was 96.97％ (32/33),which was significantly higher than the control group 66.66％ (22/33) with statistical significance (x2=1 0.1852,P＜0.05).After the treatment,the sleep latency (20.63 ±21.38) min,sleep efficiency (79.73 ± 25.69) ％,total sleep time (6.80± 1.50) h in the experimental group were superior to the control group with sleep latency (65.77 ± 46.41) min,sleep efficiency (61.04 ± 21.76) ％,total sleep time (4.43 ± 2.15) h,with statistical significance (P＜0.05).Conclusion Wendan decoction can prolong sleep time and improve sleep quality for insomniac patients.