Jing Ni1, Fuzhuang Wang1, Bin Wang2, Hongwei Zhou2, Ninan Zhang2, Huaxin Shi3, Qi Xie3, Hong Zhao4. 1. Yuetan Community Health Service Centre, Fuxing Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China. 2. Clinical Evaluation Center, Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. 3. TCM data center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. 4. The acupuncture and moxibustion hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of auricular acupoint bloodletting in treatment of insomnia METHODS:Participants (n = 60) with insomnia were randomized into two groups to receive treatment of auricular acupoint bloodletting: low frequency group, 1 times/week for five weeks (n = 30); high frequency group, 2times/week for two weeks (n = 30). The following outcomes were measured blindly at baseline, after first treatment, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks: Pittsburgh sleep quality index scale (PSQI). RESULTS: The groups were balanced at baseline for insomnia and demographic characteristics. There were no significant differences between the groups in terms of any of the outcomes, at the first follow-up time point. However, the therapeutic effect of LFG (once per week) is obviously lower than that of HFG (twice per week). In addition, there was no significant difference in the side effects between the two groups. CONCLUSION: The treatment of insomnia with different frequencies of auricular acupoint bloodletting is effective and has less side effects. More reasonable treatment frequencies are worth further study.
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of auricular acupoint bloodletting in treatment of insomnia METHODS:Participants (n = 60) with insomnia were randomized into two groups to receive treatment of auricular acupoint bloodletting: low frequency group, 1 times/week for five weeks (n = 30); high frequency group, 2times/week for two weeks (n = 30). The following outcomes were measured blindly at baseline, after first treatment, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks: Pittsburgh sleep quality index scale (PSQI). RESULTS: The groups were balanced at baseline for insomnia and demographic characteristics. There were no significant differences between the groups in terms of any of the outcomes, at the first follow-up time point. However, the therapeutic effect of LFG (once per week) is obviously lower than that of HFG (twice per week). In addition, there was no significant difference in the side effects between the two groups. CONCLUSION: The treatment of insomnia with different frequencies of auricular acupoint bloodletting is effective and has less side effects. More reasonable treatment frequencies are worth further study.