【作者】 Wang Yan-jun (王艳君), Zhang Li-hua (张丽华), Han Yi-xu (韩一栩), Li Peng-peng (李朋朋)

【机构】 本站原创

【摘要】

Objective: To observe the effect of Governor Vessel-unblocking and mind-calming acupuncture on insomnia and further develop the academic idea on Gao’s lineage acupuncture.

Methods: A total of 68 insomnia cases were randomly allocated into an acupuncture group (n＝34) and a medication group (n＝34) according to their sequences of consultation. Patients in the acupuncture group received acupuncture treatment once a day, 5 d a week, for 4 weeks. Patients in the medication group took 1 mg of Estazolam before sleep for each dose, one dose a day, for 4 weeks. Before and after treatment, the sleep quality was evaluated using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), and the efficacy was assessed using the PSQI reductive rate.

Results: After treatment, the global PSQI score and scores of each component in the acupuncture group were significantly decreased (all P＜0.01). The global PSQI score in the medication group was significantly decreased (P＜0.01). Except for sleep disturbance, scores of the rest of components were significantly decreased (P＜0.01 or P＜0.05). The between-group difference was statistically significant in global PSQI score (P＜0.01). Except for sleep latency and duration, scores of the sleep quality, efficiency, disturbance and daytime dysfunction in the acupuncture group were significantly lower than those in the medication group (all P＜0.05). In addition, the recovery and marked effect rate in the acupuncture group was significantly higher than that in the medication group (P＜0.05).

Conclusion: The Governor Vessel-unblocking and mind-calming acupuncture is safe, reliable for insomnia and has better efficacy than Estazolam.