Acupuncture plus bloodletting therapy for insomnia in blood stasis constitution: a clinical study

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus bloodletting therapy in treating insomnia in people with blood stasis constitution. Methods Seventy-two patients were randomized into a treatment group and a control group by using the random number table, 36 cases each. The treatment gr...

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Published in:Journal of acupuncture and tuina science 2018-02, Vol.16 (1), p.38-42
Main Authors: Kan, Li-na, Huang, Na-na, Chen, Ya-jun, He, Xi-jun, Fan, Min, Sun, Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
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Acupuncture
Clinical Study
Insomnia
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oral administration
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Summary:Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus bloodletting therapy in treating insomnia in people with blood stasis constitution. Methods Seventy-two patients were randomized into a treatment group and a control group by using the random number table, 36 cases each. The treatment group received acupuncture plus bloodletting therapy, while the control group was intervened by oral administration of estazolam. One-week treatment was taken as a course, for 3 successive courses in total. A follow-up study was conducted 3 months later. The Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) was evaluated before and after the intervention, as well as in the follow-up. The clinical efficacies were also compared. Results The total effective rate was 88.9% in the treatment group versus 83.3% in the control group, and the between-group difference was statistically significant ( P
ISSN:1672-3597
1993-0399
DOI:10.1007/s11726-018-1021-7