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Clinical study on thread-embedding therapy for insomnia due to heart-spleen deficiency

穴位埋线治疗心脾两虚型失眠症的临床研究

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摘要

目的

观察穴位埋线治疗心脾两虚型失眠症的临床疗效。

方法

将60 例患者随机分为针刺组和埋线组, 每组30 例。 针刺组予针刺治疗, 埋线组予穴位埋线治疗。 治疗前及治疗1 个疗程后采用匹兹堡睡眠质量指数(Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI)量表进行评分。

结果

针刺组总有效率86.7%, 埋线组总有效率96.7%。 治疗后, 两组PSQI 评分与治疗前均有统计学差异(P<0.01); 治疗后两组比较也有统计学差异(P<0.01)。

结论

针刺和穴位埋线法均能有效改善患者的睡眠质量, 但穴位埋线法耗时少、 刺激持久、 方便易行。

Abstract

Objective

To observe the clinical effect of thread-embedding therapy in treating insomnia due to heart-spleen deficiency.

Methods

Sixty patients were randomized into an acupuncture group and a thread-embedding group, 30 in each. The acupuncture group was managed by acupuncture therapy, and the thread-embedding group was treated by thread-embedding therapy. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was adopted for evaluation before and after treatments.

Results

The total effective rate was 86.7% in the acupuncture group versus 96.7% in the thread-embedding group. After treatment, the PSQI scores were significantly different from those before treatment in both groups (P<0.01); the scores in both two groups were markedly different from each other after treatment (P<0.01).

Conclusion

Both acupuncture and thread-embedding therapies can effectively improve sleep quality of the patients, while thread-embedding therapy is comparatively less time-consuming, more convenient and with longer stimulation.

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He, Xp. Clinical study on thread-embedding therapy for insomnia due to heart-spleen deficiency. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 10, 223–226 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11726-012-0608-7

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