Clinical Study on Mind-regulating Acupuncture in Treating Primary Trigeminal Neuralgia
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.09.1069
- VernacularTitle:针刺调神法治疗原发性三叉神经痛的临床研究
- Author:
qiang Zhong PAN
1
;
yang Rui FU
;
ming Xian LIN
Author Information
1. 浙江中医药大学附属湖州中医院
- Keywords:
Trigeminal neuralgia;
Acupuncture therapy;
Auricular acupuncture;
Visual Analogue Scale;
Acupuncture medication combined;
Health survey
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(9):1069-1073
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of mind-regulating acupuncture in treating primary trigeminal neuralgia.Method Sixty-one patients with primary trigeminal neuralgia were randomized into a treatment group of 31 cases and a control group of 30 cases by using random number table method. The control group was intervened by oral administration of Carbamazepine, while the treatment group was additionally given mind-regulating acupuncture. The pain intensity, pain flare-up frequency and quality of life in the two groups were evaluated before and after the treatment, and the clinical efficacies were compared.Result The total effective rate was 90.3％ in the treatment group, versus 70.0％ in the control group, and the between-group difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The pain score, pain flare-up frequency and quality of life score after the treatment were significantly different from those before the treatment in both groups (P<0.05); there were no significant between-group differences in comparing the pain score and flare-up frequency after the treatment (P>0.05); there was significant between-group difference in comparing the quality of life score after the treatment(P<0.05). The pain score, pain flare-up frequency and quality of life score at the 6-month follow-up were significantly different from those before and after the treatment in both groups (P<0.05); there were significant between-group differences in comparing the pain score, flare-up frequency and the quality of life score at the 6-month follow-up (P<0.05). Conclusion Mind-regulating acupuncture can produce a significant efficacy in treating primary trigeminal neuralgia and obviously enhance the quality of life.
