Triple Puncture for Primary Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Summary To evaluate the effect of triple puncture on primary trigeminal neuralgia (pTN), 64 patients with pTN were randomly assigned to two groups: treatment group and control group. The participants in the treatment group received triple puncture treatment of 6 times per week for 4 weeks, and those...

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Published in:Current medical science 2019-08, Vol.39 (4), p.638-644
Main Authors: Zhang, Yang-pu, Wang, Yan, Xia, Wen-guang, Song, Ai-qun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Female
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Punctures - adverse effects
Punctures - methods
Quality of Life
Treatment Outcome
Trigeminal Nerve - physiopathology
Trigeminal Neuralgia - physiopathology
Trigeminal Neuralgia - therapy
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Summary:Summary To evaluate the effect of triple puncture on primary trigeminal neuralgia (pTN), 64 patients with pTN were randomly assigned to two groups: treatment group and control group. The participants in the treatment group received triple puncture treatment of 6 times per week for 4 weeks, and those in control group were given carbamazepine (300–600 mg per day) for at least 1 month. Before and after treatment, the primary outcomes including the total efficiency rate and the VAS pain scores, and the secondary outcomes including the frequency of pain attack and adverse events were observed. Sixty-two participants finished the study (33 in treatment group and 29 in control group individually). After treatment, the symptoms (mainly pain) of the two groups were alleviated. The total efficiency rate in the treatment group and control group was 90.9% and 75.9% respectively. The VAS pain scores and frequency of pain attack were significantly reduced in the treatment group as compared with the control group ( P
ISSN:2096-5230
2523-899X
DOI:10.1007/s11596-019-2085-4