Therapeutic Observation of Auricular Point Sticking plus Basic Nursing for Constipation of Excessive Syndrome in Acute Stage of Stroke / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of auricular point sticking plus basic nursing for constipation of excessive syndrome in acute stage of stroke.Method Ninety patients with constipation of excessive syndrome in acute stage of stroke were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 45 cases in each group. The treatment group was intervened by auricular point sticking plus basic nursing, while the control group was by basic nursing alone. The major symptom scores were observed before intervention and after 2-treatment courses, and the clinical efficacies were compared between the two groups.Result Respectively after 1 and 2 treatment courses, there were significant differences in comparing the major symptom scores between the two groups (P<0.05). The total effective rates were respectively 60.0% and 67.5% in the treatment group respectively after 1 and 2 treatment courses, versus 37.5% and 45.0% in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Auricular point sticking is an effective approach in treating constipation of excessive syndrome in acute stage of stroke.