中药穴位贴敷联合重组人生长激素治疗矮小症患儿26例临床观察

Clinical observation on 26 cases of children with short stature treated with the combination of the acupoint application of Chinese herb and recombinant human growth hormone

目的观察中药穴位贴敷联合重组人生长激素(rhGH)治疗矮小症患儿的临床疗效。方法52例矮小症患儿随机分为对照组和治疗组,对照组仅使用rhGH,每晚睡前皮下注射,治疗组在对照组治疗方法的基础上配合中药穴位贴敷,1次/周,2组均治疗1年后比较身高增长情况。结果治疗组治疗3,6月时身高增长速度与对照组比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),9,12月时身高增长速度显著大于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论中药穴位贴敷联合rhGH治疗矮小症,可明显促进患儿身高的增长,且无痛苦,易于被患儿接受,值得临床推广运用。

Objective To observe the effect of children with short stature treated with the combination of the acupoint application of Chinese herb and recombinant human growth hormone.Methods 52 children with short stature were randomly divided into the control group and the therapy group.The control group only used rh GH by subcutaneous injection every night before going to bed,while the therapy group was treated with acupoint application on the basis of the control group,the treatment was performed once a week,and both groups were treated for one year to compare their height growth.Results There was no significant difference in height growth rate between the therapy group and the control group after treated 3 and 6 months(P>0.05),the growth rate of height after treated 9 and 12 months was significantly higher than that in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion Acupoint application of Chinese herb combined with rh GH in the treatment of short stature can significantly promote the growth of children’s height,no pain and easy to be accepted by children,which is worthy of clinical promotion.