[Acupuncture at back- shu points of five zang , Geshu (BL 17) and Shenmen (HT 7) for the treatment of menopausal insomnia].
Autor: | Li O; Department of TCM, Asian Sports Village Community Health Service Center, Beijing 100101, China., Wang F; Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Tibetan Hospital of China Tibetology Research Center, Beijing 100029. |
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Jazyk: | čínština |
Zdroj: | Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion [Zhongguo Zhen Jiu] 2018 May 12; Vol. 38 (5), pp. 4693-72. |
DOI: | 10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.05.005 |
Abstrakt: | Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy differences between acupuncture at back- shu points of five zang , Geshu (BL 17), Shenmen (HT 7) and regular medication for the treatment of menopausal insomnia. Methods: A total of 128 female patients of menopausal insomnia were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 64 cases in each one. Four patients in the observation group and 2 patients in the control group dropped out during the treatment. The patients in the observation group were treated with acupuncture at Feishu (BL 13), Xinshu (BL 15), Pishu (BL 20), Ganshu (BL 18), Shenshu (BL 23), Geshu (BL 17) and Shenmen (HT 7), once a day, and there was an interval of 2 days between every 5 days of treatment. The patients in the control group were treated with oral administration of alprazolam (0.4 mg or 0.8 mg) before sleep. Three-week treatment was taken as one course, and totally three courses were given in the two groups. Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), levels of estradiol (E Results: Each item score and total score of PSQI 30 days after treatment were lower than those before treatment in the two groups (all P <0.05), the scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (all P <0.05). The levels of E Conclusion: Acupuncture at Feishu (BL 13), Xinshu (BL 15), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Geshu (BL 17), and Shenmen (HT 7) has better efficacy for menopausal insomnia than alprazolam. |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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