Treatment of post-stroke fatigue with point-toward-point insertion of elongated needle and Tongdu Tiaoshen therapy of acupuncture: a randomized controlled trial
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Treatment of post-stroke fatigue with point-toward-point insertion of elongated needle and Tongdu Tiaoshen therapy of acupuncture: a randomized controlled trial
Chinese Acupuncture & MoxibustionVol. 44, Issue 10, Pages: 1114-1118(2024)
LI Jing, ZHOU Bingyuan, CHENG Le, et al. Treatment of post-stroke fatigue with point-toward-point insertion of elongated needle and Tongdu Tiaoshen therapy of acupuncture: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2024, 44(10): 1114-1118. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231114-k0008.
DOI:
LI Jing, ZHOU Bingyuan, CHENG Le, et al. Treatment of post-stroke fatigue with point-toward-point insertion of elongated needle and Tongdu Tiaoshen therapy of acupuncture: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2024, 44(10): 1114-1118. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231114-k0008.DOI:
Treatment of post-stroke fatigue with point-toward-point insertion of elongated needle and Tongdu Tiaoshen therapy of acupuncture: a randomized controlled trial
To observe the effect of point-toward-point insertion of elongated needle on post-stroke fatigue and explore its underlying mechanism.
Methods
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Sixty-four patients with post-stroke fatigue were randomly divided into an observation group (32 cases
2 cases dropped out) and a control group (32 cases
2 cases dropped out). In addition to the conventional treatment of western medicine and rehabilitation exercises
Tongdu Tiaoshen
(regulating the governor vessel and the spirit) therapy of acupuncture was used in the control group
and acupuncture was applied to Baihui (GV 20)
Sishencong (EX-HN 1)
Shenting (GV 24)
Fengfu (GV 16) and bilateral Fengchi (GB 20) and the needles were retained for 30 min in one treatment. In the observation group
besides the interventions as the control group
point-toward-point insertion of elongated needle was adopted. The needle was inserted from Zhiyang (GV 9) toward Dazhui (GV 14)
from Shendao (GV 11) toward Yaoyangguan (GV 3) and from Yaoqi (EX-B 9) toward Yaoyangguan (GV 3); and the needles were retained for 30 min in one treatment. In the two groups
the acupuncture was delivered once daily
6 times a week
consecutively for 4 weeks. The scores of the fatigue severity scale (FSS)
Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI)
Hamilton anxiety scale (HAMA)
Hamilton depression scale (HAMD)
and Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) were observed before and after treatment completion in the two groups. Using ELISA
the levels of serum interleukin (IL)-1β
IL-6
IL-10
high-sensitivity
C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)
and homocysteine (Hcy) were detected before and after treatment completion; and clinical effect was evaluated.
Results
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The scores of FSS
PSQI
HAMA and HAMD
as well as the levels of serum IL-1β
IL-6
hs-CRP and Hcy were reduced (
P
<
0.05)
and the scores of FMA and the levels of serum IL-10 were increased (
P
<
0.05) after treatment in comparison with those before treatment in the two groups. Compared with the control group
in the observation group
the scores of FSS
PSQI
HAMA and HAMD
and the levels of serum IL-1β
IL-6
hs-CRP and Hcy were reduced (
P
<
0.05
P
<
0.01)
and the score of FMA and the level of serum IL-10 were increased (
P
<
0.05). The total clinical effective rate was 83.3% (25/30) in the observation group
which was higher than 73.3% (22/30) of the control group (
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion
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The point-toward-point insertion of elongated needle alleviates fatigue
anxiety and depression
and ameliorates sleep and motor function in the patients with post-stroke fatigue. It may be related to the attenuation of inflammatory responses.