LI Mimi, ZHOU Lifeng, MA Jincheng. Acupuncture at stellate ganglion combined with western medication for orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2024, 44(10): 1119-1124.
DOI:
LI Mimi, ZHOU Lifeng, MA Jincheng. Acupuncture at stellate ganglion combined with western medication for orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2024, 44(10): 1119-1124.DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240105-k0006.
Acupuncture at stellate ganglion combined with western medication for orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled trial
To observe the effect of acupuncture at stellate ganglion on orthostatic hypotension (OH) in Parkinson's disease (PD)
and explore its action mechanism.
Methods
2
A total of
68 patients with OH in PD were randomly divided into a combination group (34 cases
2 cases dropped out
1 case was eliminated) and a western medication group (34 cases
1 case was eliminated). Both groups received stable dose anti-PD western medication
the western medication group received oral midodrine hydrochloride tablets
2.5 mg each time
2 times a day. The combination group was treated with acupuncture at bilateral stellate ganglion on the basis of the western medication group
without retaining needles
once a day
5 times a week. Both groups were treated for 2 weeks. Supine and orthostatic blood pressure
orthostatic hypotension questionnaire (OHQ) score
TCM syndrome score
unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS) score before and after treatment in the two groups were observed
the level of serum norepinephrine (NE) was detected
and the clinical effect was evaluated.
Results
2
After treatment
orthostatic systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in the combination group were increased compared with those before treatment (
P
<
0.01)
OHQ score
TCM syndrome score
UPDRS score were decreased compared with those before treatment (
P
<
0.01); supine SBP in the western medication group was increased compared with that before treatment (
P
<
0.05)
OHQ score was decreased compared with that before treatment (
P
<
0.05); the levels of serum NE in both groups were increased compared with those before treatment (
P
<
0.01). After treatment
orthostatic SBP
orthostatic DBP and the level of serum NE in the combination group were higher than those in the western medication group (
P
<
0.01
P
<
0.05)
the OHQ score
TCM syndrome score
UPDRS score were lower than those in the western medication group (
P
<
0.05
P
<
0.01). The total effective rate was 87.1% (27/31) in the combination group
which was higher than 63.6% (21/32) in the western medication group (
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion
2
Acupuncture at stellate ganglion can increase the orthostatic blood pressure in patients with OH in PD
improve clinical symptoms
and the mechanism may be related to the up-regulation of NE.
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