Clinical Observation of Bu Shen Tiao Qi Needling for Perimenopausal Syndrome

VernacularTitle:补肾调气针法治疗围绝经期综合征临床观察
Author: Guirong XIAO ; Kaiyang WANG ; Qun WU
Keywords: Acupuncture; Electroacupuncture; Perimenopausal syndrome; Randomized controlled trial; Kupperman Index
From: Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2017;36(2):157-161
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of Bu Shen Tiao Qi(supplementing the kidney and regulating qi) needling in treating perimenopausal syndrome.Method Fifty patients were randomized into two groups, 25 cases each. The treatment group was intervened by Bu Shen Tiao Qineedling combined with electroacupuncture, while the control group was by shallow needling plus sham electroacupuncture. Kupperman Index (KI) wasobserved respectively before treatment, after 2-week and 4-week treatment, and in the 4-week follow-up study. The differences of scores and improvements of the 13 symptoms listed in KI were calculated.Result The total effective rate was 92.0% in the treatment group versus 44.0% in the control group; in the treatment group, the KI scores after 2-week treatment and in the 4-week follow-up study were significantly different from that before treatment (P<0.05), and a more significant difference was found after 4-week treatment (P<0.01); the between-group differences were statistically significant in comparing KI (P<0.05).Conclusion Bu Shen Tiao Qineedling can produce a satisfactory efficacy in treating perimenopausal syndrome.