1.RCT research of different acupuncture therapies in treating Posttraumatic stress disorder after Wenchuan‘5.12’earthquake
Hong ZHANG ; Caifeng YUAN ; Lianhui RAN ; Qian YUAN ; Xiuli YUAN ; Youping HU ; Zhong YIN ; Xiaorong QIN ; Jie YANG
China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy 2006;0(09):-
Objective:To study the effectiveness and safety of different acupuncture therapies in treating Posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD)after Wenchuan‘5.12’earthquake.And choose a desirable acupuncture therapy.Methods:A total of 276 patients were recruited in this trial and randomly divided into four groups:scalp electric acupuncture group(group A),scalp electric acupuncture with moxibustion group(group B),scalp electric acupuncture with auricular acupuncture group(group C)and paroxetine hydrochloride group(group D).Each group was treated for 12 weeks.Patients were scored using Clinicianadministered Scale for DSM-IV(CAPS),Hamilton Depression Rating Scale for Depression(HAMD),and Hamilton Anxiety Scale(HAMA).Results:The study was finished well with a balanced grouping and fine baseline.After the analysis of integrations of CAPS,HAMD,and HAMA,we found that the score differences before and after the treatment were of statistical significance in all four groups(P
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