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[Acupuncture at "umbilical four-acupoints" for chronic insomnia and its comorbid symptoms].
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Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion [Zhongguo Zhen Jiu] 2023 Jun 12; Vol. 43 (6), pp. 629-33. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Objective: To observe the effects of acupuncture at "umbilical four-acupoints" on chronic insomnia and its comorbid symptoms.<br />Methods: A total of 120 patients with chronic insomnia were randomly divided into an observation group (60 cases, 8 cases dropped off) and a control group (60 cases, 5 cases dropped off). The patients in the observation group were treated with acupuncture at regular acupoints (Baihui [GV 20] and bilateral Shenmen [HT 7], Neiguan [PC 6], Anmian [Extra]) and "umbilical four-acupoints", while the patients in the control group were treated with acupuncture at regular acupoints. Acupuncture was given once a day, 6 times a week, for a total of 3 weeks in the two groups. The Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), insomnia severity index (ISI) scores were observed before treatment, after treatment and in follow-up of one month after treatment completion; the Beck anxiety inventory (BAI), Beck depression inventory (BDI), fatigue severity scale (FSS), and Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) scores were observed before and after treatment; the sleep parameters of polysomnography (PSG), including sleep latency (SL), awake-up time (AT), sleep efficiency (SE) and total sleep time (TST), were observed before and after treatment using polysomnography monitor in the two groups.<br />Results: Compared with those before treatment, the PSQI and ISI scores in both groups were reduced after treatment and in follow-up ( P <0.05), and the PSQI and ISI scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group after treatment and in follow-up ( P <0.05). Compared with those before treatment, the BAI, BDI, FSS and ESS scores in both groups were reduced after treatment ( P <0.05), and the BAI, BDI, FSS and ESS scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group after treatment ( P <0.05). Compared with those before treatment, the SL and AT in both groups were reduced after treatment ( P <0.05), while SE and TST were increased after treatment ( P <0.05); after treatment, the SL and AT in the observation group were lower than those in the control group ( P <0.05), while SE and TST in the observation group were higher than those in the control group ( P <0.05).<br />Conclusion: On the basis of regular acupoint selection, acupuncture at "umbilical four-acupoints" could improve sleep quality, alleviate the severity of insomnia, and improve the comorbid symptoms i.e. anxiety, depression, fatigue and lethargy in patients with chronic insomnia.
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- Language :
- Chinese
- ISSN :
- 0255-2930
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37313555
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220815-0003