Insomnia treated with three acupuncture combinations guided by theory of
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20191017-k0009
- Author:
Ya-Nan ZHAO
1
;
Wen-Zhong WU
1
;
Cheng-Yong LIU
1
;
Xiao-Qiu WANG
1
;
Han-Qing XI
1
;
Shi-Yu ZHENG
1
;
Jia-Huan LI
1
Author Information
1. Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
- Publication Type:Randomized Controlled Trial
- Keywords:
acupoint combination;
acupuncture;
insomnia;
randomized controlled trial (RCT);
tongdu tiaoshen
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Points;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Humans;
Sleep;
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders/therapy*;
Treatment Outcome
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2020;40(11):1149-1153
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To compare the clinical therapeutic effect and safety on insomnia among three acupuncture combinations, named
METHODS:A total of 90 patients with insomnia were randomized into a Tongdu Tiaowei group (30 cases, 1 case dropped off ), a Tongdu Yangxin group (30 cases, 2 cases dropped off ) and a Tongdu Tiaozang group (30 cases, 1 case dropped off ). Besides electroacupuncture (EA) applied to Baihui (GV 20) and Yintang (GV 29) in all of the three groups, acupuncture was added at Shenmai (BL 62) and Zhaohai (KI 6), Shenmen (HT 7) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) as well as back-
RESULTS:After treatment, the score of each of 6 factors, named sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep time, sleep efficiency, sleep disturbance and daytime dysfunction, as well as the total score of PSQI scale were all reduced as compared with the scores before treatment in the patients of each group (
CONCLUSION:All of the three acupuncture combinations, named
