HUO Yi-shan,CHEN Zhao-yi,YIN Xue-jiao,et al.Tiaoshen acupuncture for primary insomnia: a pilot randomized controlled trial[J].Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion,2023,43(09):1008-1013.
HUO Yi-shan,CHEN Zhao-yi,YIN Xue-jiao,et al.Tiaoshen acupuncture for primary insomnia: a pilot randomized controlled trial[J].Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion,2023,43(09):1008-1013.DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20221120-0001.
Tiaoshen acupuncture for primary insomnia: a pilot randomized controlled trial
(regulating the spirit) acupuncture on cognitive function and sleep quality in patients with primary insomnia (PI).
Methods
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Sixty patients with PI were randomly divided into an observation group (30 cases
2 cases dropped off) and a control group (30 cases
2 cases dropped off
1 case was excluded). The patients in the observation group were treated with acupuncture at Baihui (GV 20)
Shenting (GV 24)
Sishencong (EX-HN 1)
and bilateral Benshen (GB 13)
Shenmen (HT 7)
Neiguan (PC 6)
Sanyinjiao (SP 6). The patients in the control group were treated with shallow needling at non-effective points. Each treatment was provided for 30 min
once every other day
3 treatments per week for 4 weeks. The Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA)
digit span test (DST)
trail making test (TMT)-A
Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI)
and fatigue scale-14 (FS-14) were used to assess cognitive function and sleep quality before and after treatment
as well as in follow-up of 4-week after treatment completion. Correlation analysis was conducted between the differences in PSQI scores and differences in MoCA scores before and after treatment in the observation group.
Results
2
Compared with before treatment
the total score
visuospatial and executive function score and delayed memory score of MoCA as well as DST backward score were increased (
P
<
0.01)
while TMT-A time
PSQI and FS-14 scores were significantly reduced (
P
<
0.01) after treatment and in follow-up in the observation group. Compared with before treatment
the PSQI score in the control group was reduced (
P
<
0.01
P
<
0.05). After treatment and in follow-up
the observation group had significantly higher total score
visuospatial and executive function score
delayed memory score of MoCA
and DST backward score compared to the control group (
P
<
0.05
P
<
0.01). In the observation group
the TMT-A time was significantly shorter than that in the control group (
P
<
0.05
P
<
0.01)
and the PSQI and FS-14 scores were significantly lower than those in the control group (
P
<
0.01). In the observation group
there was a negative correlation between the difference in PSQI scores (post-treatment minus pre-treatment) and the difference in MoCA scores (post-treatment minus pre-treatment) (
r
=–0.481
P
<
0.01). A similar negative correlation was found between the difference in PSQI scores (follow-up minus pre-treatment) and the difference in MoCA scores (follow-up minus pre-treatment) (
r
=–0.282
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion
2
Tiaoshen
acupuncture could improve cognitive function
enhance sleep quality
and alleviate daytime fatigue in patients with PI. The improvement in cognitive function in patients with PI is correlated with the improvement in sleep quality.
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