Observations on the Efficacy of Auricular Plaster Therapy plus Scalp Acupuncture in Treating Post-stroke Depression
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2016.07.0796
- VernacularTitle:头针配合耳穴贴压治疗脑卒中后抑郁疗效观察
- Author:
Lin YUE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Fire needling therapy;
Auricular plaster therapy;
Scalp acupuncture;
Epression;
Stroke complications
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2016;35(7):796-798
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of auricular plaster therapy plus scalp acupuncture in treating post-stroke depression.Methods One hundred and twenty-five patients with post-stroke depression were randomly allocated to group A of 42 cases, group B of 42 cases and group C of 41 cases. Group A received scalp acupuncture alone; group B, auricular plaster therapy alone; group C, auricular plaster therapy plus scalp acupuncture. The Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) score was recorded in the three groups before and after treatment. The clinical therapeutic effects were compared between the three groups. Results There was a statistically significant pre-/post-treatment difference in the HAMD score in the three groups after two months of treatment (P<0.01). There was a statistically significant difference in the HAMD score between group C and group A or B after one and two months of treatment (P<0.05). The total effective rate and marked efficacy rate were respectively 95.0% and 33.3% in group A, versus 88.1% and 35.7% in group B, and 92.7% and 56.1% in group C, and the marked efficacy rate in group C were significantly different from that in group A and group B (P<0.05). There is not a statistically significant difference in the total effective rate among the three groups (P>0.05).Conclusion Auricular plaster therapy plus scalp acupuncture is an effective way to treat post-stroke depression.
