Moxibustion and acupuncture at acupoints of governor vessel combined with repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation for post-stroke fatigue: a randomized controlled trial
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Moxibustion and acupuncture at acupoints of governor vessel combined with repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation for post-stroke fatigue: a randomized controlled trial
Chinese Acupuncture & MoxibustionVol. 44, Issue 12, Pages: 1363-1369(2024)
WANG Baoguo, CAO Yi, YANG Qiqi, et al. Moxibustion and acupuncture at acupoints of governor vessel combined with repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation for post-stroke fatigue: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2024, 44(12): 1363-1369.
DOI:
WANG Baoguo, CAO Yi, YANG Qiqi, et al. Moxibustion and acupuncture at acupoints of governor vessel combined with repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation for post-stroke fatigue: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2024, 44(12): 1363-1369.DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240201-k0003.
Moxibustion and acupuncture at acupoints of governor vessel combined with repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation for post-stroke fatigue: a randomized controlled trial
To observe the clinical efficacy of moxibustion and acupuncture at acupoints of the governor vessel combined with repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in the treatment of post-stroke fatigue (PSF).
Methods
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A total of 78 patients with PSF were randomized into an observation group (39 cases
1 case dropped out) and a control group (39 cases
1 case dropped out). The patients in both groups received conventional medical basic treatment. In the control group
rTMS was adopted
20 min each time. On the basis of the treatment in the control group
therapy of moxibustion and acupuncture at acupoints of the governor vessel was delivered in the observation group
Baihui (GV 20)
Dazhui (GV 14)
Shenting (GV 24)
Fengfu (GV 16)
Zhiyang (GV 9)
Mingmen (GV 4) and Yaoyangguan (GV 3) were selected
Baihui (GV 20) was treated with moxibustion
Dazhui (GV 14) was treated with collateral-pricking
other acupoints were treated with conventional acupuncture
moxibustion and acupuncture were sustained for 30 min. The treatment in both groups was given once a day for continuous two weeks. Before and after treatment
the scores of fatigue severity scale (FSS)
Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) and Fugl-Meyer motor function assessment (FMA) were observed
and the serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP)
interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6 were detected in both groups.
Results
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After treatment
in the two groups
the FSS and PSQI scores
as well as the serum levels of CRP
IL-1βand IL-6 were decreased compared with those before treatment (
P
<
0.05)
while FMA scores were increased compared with those before treatment (
P
<
0.05). After treatment
in the observation group
FSS and PSQI scores
as well as the serum levels of CRP
IL-1β and IL-6 were lower than those in the control group (
P
<
0.05)
while FMA score was higher than that in the control group (
P
<
0.05). The serum levels of CRP
IL-1β and IL-6 were positively correlated with FSS score in the observation group (
P
<
0.01).
Conclusion
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Moxibustion and acupuncture at acupoints of the governor vessel combined with rTMS can effectively alleviate the fatigue
improve the sleep quality and limb function in PSF patients
its mechanism on alleviating fatigue may be related to the down-regulation of serum inflammatory factors.
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