Clinical observation on catgut implantation at acupoint for treatment of somatic form disorders / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare therapeutic effects of catgut implantation at acupoint plus small dose of Paroxetine Hydrochloride and simple Paroxetine Hydrochloride.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Eighty-eight cases of such disease were divided into 2 groups, a treatment group (n=54) and a control group (n=34). The treatment group were treated with catgut implantation at main points Dazhui (GV 14), Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), etc., plus oral administration of small dose of Paroxetine Hydrochloride; and the control group were treated with simple Paroxetine Hydrochloride. They were treated for 6 weeks. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) was used for assessment of the therapeutic effect.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The effective rate was 92.6% in the treatment group and 85.3% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05); at the end of the first week and the second week of treatment, the score for HAMD in the treatment group significantly decreased as compared with that in the control group (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Catgut implantation at acupoint plus small dose of Paroxetine Hydrochloride has a better therapeutic effect on somatic form disorders.</p>