头穴埋线治疗失眠症疗效观察

Clinical Observation on Catgut Embedding at Scalp Acupoints for Treating Insomnia

目的观察头穴埋线治疗失眠症的临床疗效。方法将64例失眠症患者随机分为治疗组33例和对照组31例。治疗组采用头穴埋线法治疗,对照组采用常规针刺治疗。用匹兹堡睡眠质量指数量表评定患者治疗前后的睡眠状况。结果两组患者治疗后匹兹堡睡眠质量指数(PSQI)评分和各睡眠因子评分与同组治疗前比较,差异均具有统计学意义(P<0.01,P<0.05)。治疗组治疗后入睡时间与对照组比较,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论头穴埋线能有效改善患者的入睡时间,是一种治疗失眠症的有效方法。

Objective To observe the clinical effect of catgut embedding at scalp acupoints for treating insomnia. Methods Sixty-four patients with insomnia were randomized into a treatment group （33 cases） and a control group （31 cases）. The treatment group received catgut embedding therapy at scalp acupoints, and the control group was treated with conventional acupuncture therapy. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index （PSQI） was adopted in evaluating the patients＇ sleep quality before and after treatment. Result Both groups had significant improvement in PSQI score and sleep-factor scores compared with pre-treatment （P〈0.01,P〈 0.05）. The post-treatment comparison showed that the sleep duration in the treatment group was significantly different from that in the control group （P〈0.05）. Conclusion Catgut embedding at scalp acupoints can effectively improve sleep duration, and is an effective way in treating insomnia.