Therapeutic Observation of Acupuncture plus Moxibustion at Baihui (GV 20) for Post-stroke Insomnia / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus moxibustion at Baihui (GV 20) in treating post-stroke insomnia.Method Sixty-five patients with post-stroke insomnia were randomized into a treatment group of 33 cases and a control group of 32 cases. The treatment group was intervened by acupuncture plus moxibustion at Baihui (GV 20), while the control group was by conventional acupuncture. The SPIEGEL scale and Stroke-specific Quality of Life (SS-QOL) were evaluated before and after intervention, and the clinical efficacies were compared between the two groups.Result The SPIEGEL and SS-QOL scores were significantly changed after intervention in both groups (P<0.05). After intervention, the SPIEGEL and SS-QOL scores of the treatment group were significantly different from that of the control group (P<0.05). The total effective rate was 93.9% in the treatment group, versus 68.8% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture plus moxibustion at Baihui (GV 20) is an effective method in treating post-stroke insomnia.