Clinical Study on Back Acupoint Pricking and Cupping Combined with Intense Pulsed Light in the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris / 中国中医药信息杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of back acupoint pricking and cupping combined with intense pulsed light in the treatment of acne vulgaris.MethodsTotally 160 cases of acne vulgaris treated in our hospital from July 2014 to August 2015 were selected and randomly divided into observation group and control group, 80 cases in each group. Patients in both groups were treated with intense pulsed light, every two weeks, for 4 times. Patients in the observation group were treated with back acupoint pricking and cupping based on the treatment above, every other day, five times as a treatment session, for two sessions. The treatment efficacy was compared between the two groups.ResultsThe total effective rate in the observation group was 96.25% (77/80), which was significantly higher than 77.50% (62/80) in the control group, with statistical significance (P<0.01). Serum T of the two groups after the treatment decreased significantly when compared with those before the treatment. Serum T in the observation group in patients of the same sex decreased significantly after the treatment compared with those in the control group (P<0.01). Total scores of self-perception, emotion function and Qol-Acne score after treatment in observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.01). After 3 months of treatment, the recurrence rate of the effective patients in the observation group was 2.60% (2/77), lower than the control group, which was 16.13% (10/62) with significant difference (P<0.01).Conclusion The clinical efficacy of back acupoints pricking and cupping combined with intense pulsed light in the treatment of acne vulgaris is confirmative, which can effectively reduce androgen levels and improve the life quality of patients, with low recurrence rate.