Acupuncture at "four pharyngeal points" combined with Changma Xifeng tablets for simple vocal tics with liver hyperactivity disturbed wind in children: a randomized controlled trial.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241006-0001
- Author:
Enjie WANG
1
;
Liping LIU
1
;
Yange WEN
1
;
Senhui HE
1
;
Jing LI
1
;
Xiaojuan ZHENG
1
;
Yaqi GENG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Zhengzhou TCM Hospital/Zhengzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Henan University of CM, Zhengzhou 450000, China.
- Publication Type:English Abstract
- Keywords:
"four pharyngeal points";
Changma Xifeng tablets;
Yale global tic severity scale (YGTSS);
acupuncture;
randomized controlled trial (RCT);
simple vocal tics in children, liver hyperactivity disturbed wind
- MeSH:
Humans;
Male;
Acupuncture Points;
Female;
Child;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal/administration & dosage*;
Child, Preschool;
Liver/drug effects*;
Tics/drug therapy*;
Treatment Outcome
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2025;45(11):1577-1581
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To observe the effect of acupuncture at "four pharyngeal points" on simple vocal tics with liver hyperactivity disturbed wind in children.
METHODS:Sixty children with simple vocal tics of liver hyperactivity disturbed wind were randomly divided into an observation group (30 cases, 1 case dropped out) and a control group (30 cases). The control group was given Changma Xifeng tablets orally, 3 times a day, while the observation group was treated with acupuncture at "four pharyngeal points" on the basis of the treatment in the control group, 15-20 min a time, once daily for 7 days, with a 3-day break. Both groups were treated for 3 months. The TCM syndrome score and Yale global tic severity scale (YGTSS) score of the two groups were observed before treatment and after 1, 2, 3 months of treatment, the disappearance time of simple vocal tics was recorded, and the therapeutic efficacy was evaluated after treatment.
RESULTS:After 1, 2, 3 months of treatment, the TCM syndrome scores and YGTSS scores of the two groups were decreased compared with those before treatment (P<0.01, P<0.05), and the scores of the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05, P<0.01). The disappearance time of simple vocal tics in the observation group was earlier than that in the control group (P<0.05). The effective rate of the observation group was 93.1% (27/29), which was higher than 73.3% (22/30) in the control group (P<0.05).
CONCLUSION:Acupuncture at "four pharyngeal points" could improve symptoms in children with simple vocal tics of liver hyperactivity disturbed wind, and shorten the disappearance time of simple vocal tics.
