Therapeutic Observation of Scalp Cluster Needling plus Acupuncture at Conception Vessel Points for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.10.1207
- VernacularTitle:头穴丛刺配合针刺任脉穴治疗广泛性焦虑障碍疗效观察
- Author:
yan Zu ZHENG
1
;
ying Xue YANG
;
Te ZHANG
Author Information
1. 黑龙江中医药大学附属第一医院
- Keywords:
Acupuncture;
Scalp acupuncture;
Conception Vessel;
Anxiety disorder;
HAMA
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(10):1207-1210
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of scalp cluster needling plus acupuncture at Conception Vessel points in treating generalized anxiety disorder.Method Sixty eligible subjects were divided into a treatment group and a control group by the random number table, 30 cases each. The treatment group was intervened by scalp cluster needling plus acupuncture at Conception Vessel points including Tiantu (CV22), Danzhong (CV17), Zhongwan (CV12) and Xiawan (CV10); in the control group, Shenmen (HT7), Daling (PC7), Neiguan (PC6), Qimen (LR14), Xinshu (BL15), Hegu (LI4) and Taichong (LR3) were selected. The treatments were given once a day, 6 sessions followed by 1-day interval as a treatment course, for successive 8 courses in total. The Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) scores of the two groups were compared before and after the treatment and in the follow-up study; the clinical efficacies were also compared.Result The treatment protocols in the two groups were both effective in treating generalized anxiety disorder, while the markedly effective rate was significantly higher in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05). The HAMA scores after treatment and in the 1-month follow-up study were significantly different from the score before the treatment in both groups (P<0.01). There were significant differences in comparing the HAMA score between the two groups respectively after treatment and in the 1-month follow-up study (P<0.05). Conclusion Scalp cluster needling plus acupuncture at Conception Vessel points shows significant advantage in treating generalized anxiety disorder compared to the ordinary acupuncture method.
