Observation of acupoint application of gel plaster on insomnia.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200423-0005
- Author:
Tuo-Ran WANG
1
;
Ying HAN
1
;
Bing LIU
1
;
Mao-Bo DU
2
;
Yan-Hua XIANG
3
;
Xiao-Hui DU
1
;
Zhe-Xian LI
4
;
Yue JIAO
5
,
6
Author Information
1. Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
2. Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
3. Fengti Shidai Community Health Station.
4. Department of TCM, Huade County Hospital.
5. Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
6. Department of TCM, Tsinghua University Hospital, Beijing 100084.
- Publication Type:Randomized Controlled Trial
- Keywords:
Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI);
acupoint application;
gel plaster;
insomnia
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Points;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Humans;
Sleep;
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders/therapy*;
Treatment Outcome
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2021;41(5):505-509
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To observe the effect of acupoint application of gel plaster on quality of sleep and life in patients with insomnia.
METHODS:A total of 63 patients with insomnia were randomized into a gel plaster group (32 cases, 1 case dropped off) and a placebo plaster group (31 cases). Acupoint application of gel plaster was applied at Yintang (GV 29) and Yongquan (KI 1) in the gel plaster group, placebo plaster was applied at the same acupoints in the placebo plaster group. The treatment was given from bedtime to early moming of the next day, 5 days were as one course, with 2-day interval, totally 4 courses were required in the both groups. Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) and Flinders fatigue scale were used to evaluate the sleep quality and fatigue level of the patients in the both groups before and after treatment and at 2 weeks of follow-up. The variations of insomnia TCM syndrome score and the 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36) score before and after treatment were observed.
RESULTS:Compared before treatment, the scores of PSQI, ESS and FFS after treatment and at follow-up were decreased in the both groups (
CONCLUSION:Acupoint application of gel plaster can effectively improve the quality of sleep and life in patients with insomnia.
