针药结合治疗青少年地方性甲状腺肿大78例的临床研究

Clinical Study on 78 Teen Age Patients of Endemic Goiter Treated by Combination of Acupuncture with Medicines

将患者随机分为针刺配合服碘治疗组和纯补碘对照组两组，在严格可比的条件下进行。取穴：气瘿、足三里、太溪、手三里穴，每日针１次，每次留针２０分钟，１０天为一疗程。疗程间休息７天，两组均为３个疗程。临床观察表明：治疗组治愈率和总有效率分别为７３．１７％和９８．５６％，对照组治愈率和总有效率分别为１６．２２％和４０．５４％，Ｐ＜０．０１。治疗组疗效明显优于对照组。

The patients were randomly divided into two groups,combination of acupuncture with iodine administration and simple iodine administration.Acupoints selected were Qiying,Zusanli(ST 36),Taixi(KI 3),Shousanli(LI 10).The treatment was given once a day.The needle was retained for 20 minutes each session,10 sessions constituting one therapeutic course with an interval of 7 days between two courses.All the patients of the two groups were treated for three courses.Clinical observation indicated that the cured rate and total effective rate were respectively 73.17% and 97.56% in the treatment group,and 16.22%and 40 54% in the control group.The therapeutic effect in the treatment group was superior to that in the control group,P<0.01.It is suggested that combinatin of acupuncture with medicines can increase the cured rate in teen age patients of endemic goiter.