目的基于关联规则与复杂网络探讨针灸治疗痉挛型脑瘫的处方规律。方法检索中国知网、万方数据库、维普网、中国生物医学文献数据库、PubMed、Web of Science建库至2022年5月针灸治疗痉挛型脑瘫的临床文献。运用Apriori算法进行关联规则...目的基于关联规则与复杂网络探讨针灸治疗痉挛型脑瘫的处方规律。方法检索中国知网、万方数据库、维普网、中国生物医学文献数据库、PubMed、Web of Science建库至2022年5月针灸治疗痉挛型脑瘫的临床文献。运用Apriori算法进行关联规则分析核心穴位配伍,Gephi 0.9.6软件进行复杂网络分析核心穴位群及刺灸特点。结果共纳入293篇文献,提取639条针灸处方。关联性最高的传统腧穴为足三里-三阴交,靳三针为四神针-手三针,焦氏头针中足运感区、平衡区、运动区与运用区关联性一致。复杂网络3类处方核心穴位群主要包括百会、足三里、三阴交、合谷、曲池、运动区、平衡区、足运感区、阳陵泉、颞三针等,刺灸方式多样。结论针灸治疗痉挛型脑瘫注重传统腧穴与头针、靳三针的配合,以针对病变根源的头部穴位为主,配合瘫痪肢体局部选穴,达到形神同调的目的。展开更多
目的:基于复杂网络探析针灸治疗高血压合并失眠的临床规律,为临床治疗取穴及刺激方式提供参考。方法:检索近20年中国知网、万方、维普、中国生物医学文献数据库、PubMed、Web of Science数据库中针灸治疗高血压合并失眠的相关临床文献,...目的:基于复杂网络探析针灸治疗高血压合并失眠的临床规律,为临床治疗取穴及刺激方式提供参考。方法:检索近20年中国知网、万方、维普、中国生物医学文献数据库、PubMed、Web of Science数据库中针灸治疗高血压合并失眠的相关临床文献,筛选后建立数据库。运用SPSS25.0,SPSS Modeler18.0及Gephi0.9.2分别进行疗效指标、关联规则及复杂网络分析。结果:纳入46篇文献,共提取49条针灸处方,涉及64个腧穴、12种针灸治疗方法。针灸疗法结合降压药应用频数最高,各疗法治疗后均可有效降低PSQI评分及血压水平(P<0.05)。使用频数最高的腧穴为百会,经脉为督脉,支持度最高的腧穴组合是三阴交-内关和百会-内关。针灸处方包含百会、四神聪、风池、安眠、完骨等16个核心腧穴。社团分析显示针灸处方具有按照穴位功效、所属部位及经脉属性进行配伍的3个主要规律。结论:针灸疗法结合降压药是临床治疗高血压合并失眠的一种安全而有效的方法。百会、四神聪是其主要核心腧穴,腧穴配伍以调和阴阳为原则,远近配穴和辨证配穴相结合。展开更多
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of the quickness and duration of De Qi(or Qi arrival) on the analgesic effect of acupuncture in primary dysmenorrhea patients with a cold and dampness stagnation pattern.METHODS...OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of the quickness and duration of De Qi(or Qi arrival) on the analgesic effect of acupuncture in primary dysmenorrhea patients with a cold and dampness stagnation pattern.METHODS: Sixty-eight patients were randomly assigned to the De Qi group(deep needling with thick needles and manipulation, n = 17) or the non-De Qi group(shallow needling with thin needles and no manipulation, n = 51). Both groups underwent needling at Sanyinjiao(SP 6) for 30 min.The visual analogue scale was used to measure the degree of menstrual pain, and the Acupuncture De Qi Clinical Assessment Scale was used to assess De Qi. Only data from patients who experienced actual De Qi were included in the analysis.RESULTS: Thirty-nine patients experienced actual De Qi. Patients who experienced actual De Qi in the De Qi group(n = 14) felt De Qi more rapidly(P =0.028) and for a longer duration(P = 0.04) than patients who experienced actual De Qi in the non-De Qi group(n = 25). Both groups showed a reduction in the visual analogue scale score for pain after treatment. The analgesic effect did not significantly differ between the two groups. The occurrence time of De Qi showed a significant negative correlation with pain reduction at 20 and 30 min after needle removal(P < 0.05). There was no correlation between the duration of De Qi and the therapeutic effect.CONCLUSION: In primary dysmenorrhea patients with a cold and dampness stagnation pattern,quicker onset of De Qi when needling Sanyinjiao(SP 6) achieves a better analgesic outcome. However, a longer duration of De Qi does not affect the degree of analgesia. Compared with minimal acupuncture, active acupuncture stimulation achieves a more rapid onset and longer duration of De Qi.展开更多
OBJECTIVE:To assess skin temperature response to menstruation at acupuncture points in primary dysmenorrhea(PD) patients and healthy volunteers so as to explore acupuncture point specificity in reflecting diseases in ...OBJECTIVE:To assess skin temperature response to menstruation at acupuncture points in primary dysmenorrhea(PD) patients and healthy volunteers so as to explore acupuncture point specificity in reflecting diseases in the light of skin temperature.METHODS:Fifty-two PD patients and 49 healthy volunteers were recruited.Skin temperature measurements were performed with a skin temperature assessment device at 10 points.Absolute difference between skin temperature of the same point on the left and right side is used as main outcome measure.RESULTS:On the first day of menstruation, when menstrual pain attacking in PD patients, a significant increase in skin temperature difference was detected at Taixi(KI 3) compared with the healthy group(P < 0.01).A significant reduction in skin temperature difference was detected at Taixi(KI 3) in the first day of menstruation compared with those values in the third day after menstruation(P < 0.01)in the healthy group.On the third day after menstruation, a significant reduction in skin temperature difference was found at Zhongdu(LR 6) in PD group compared with the healthy group(P < 0.05).No significant differences of skin temperature were detected at other points(P > 0.05).CONCLUSION:The skin temperature difference at menstruation-relevant points in PD patients did not all change significantly more than those in women without PD.Significant difference was only found in Taixi(KI 3), the Yuan-source point of Kidney meridian.展开更多
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of needling acupoints(bilateral vs unilateral) with De Qi using data collected from 501 primary dysmenorrhea(PD) patients participating in multi-center, randomized,controlled trail.MET...OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of needling acupoints(bilateral vs unilateral) with De Qi using data collected from 501 primary dysmenorrhea(PD) patients participating in multi-center, randomized,controlled trail.METHODS: De Qi was defined as at least one of the feelings in soreness, numbness, fullness or heaviness at the acupoints when stimulated with needles. The 501 patients were grouped in 3 groups in terms of De Qi or not De Qi in one side(unilateral)or both sides(bilateral) of the body: bilateral De Qi group, unilateral De Qi group, and non-De Qi group. The abdominal pains were measured using visual analog scale(VAS).RESULTS: In 501 patients, 472 acquired De Qi at unilateral acupoints, 24 De Qi at bilateral acupoint,and 5 had no De Qi at any acupoint. The data of non-De Qi group was excluded as the sample was less than 5% of that in the bilateral De Qi group.There was significant difference in the VAS before and after treatment between unilateral and bilateral De Qi group(P < 0.01). After stratified by acupoints, for the patients needled at Sanyinjiao(SP 6)and Xuanzhong(GB 39), VAS scores in the bilateral De Qi group were larger than those in the unilateral De Qi group(P < 0.05).CONCLUSION: Bilateral De Qi was possibly superior to unilateral De Qi in enhancing the immediate analgesic effect of needling the acupoints, but no statistical significance was observed on the pa-tients of needling at non acupoint, which preliminarily suggested this immediate analgesic effect was perhaps along meridians.展开更多
OBJECTIVE:To review and discuss the Chinese and English literature on the use of pain-related evoked potentials(PREP) and short-latency somatosensory EP(SLSEP) in acupuncture research.METHODS:China National Knowledge ...OBJECTIVE:To review and discuss the Chinese and English literature on the use of pain-related evoked potentials(PREP) and short-latency somatosensory EP(SLSEP) in acupuncture research.METHODS:China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database and MEDLINE were searched for the following key words:acupuncture and PREP or SLSEP.RESULTS:Thirty-seven articles were included in the review.Researchers usually use PREPs to study the analgesic effect of acupuncture,observe influential factors,or for mechanistic exploration.In the SLSEP studies,researchers focused on response characteristics of acupuncture,acupoint specificity,and influential factors of the treatment.There were some problems with the study design and conclusions.CONCLUSION:Researchers could use PREP and SLSEP to objectively validate the effects of acupuncture and explore its mechanisms using nerve electrophysiology.Further studies can benefit from observing more acupoints' effects using PREPs or SLSEPs and investigating the placebo effect of acupuncture.展开更多
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and the influence on cerebral blood supply of waggle needling Yanglingquan(GB34) on spastic paresis(SP) rats after middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO) induced and inve...OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and the influence on cerebral blood supply of waggle needling Yanglingquan(GB34) on spastic paresis(SP) rats after middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO) induced and investigate its mechanism of relieving neurobehavior deficiency.METHODS:SP rat model was produced by permanent MCAO.Rats were divided into five groups:blank control group(Control),sham operation group(Sham),model group(Model),waggle needling group(WN) and perpendicular needling group(PN).SP rats were treated with acupuncture from day 3 after MCAO,once a day for 6 d.The modified neurological severity score(m NSS) and modified Ashworth scale(MAS) were conducted on days 0,1,3,5,7 and 9.Cerebral blood flow(CBF) in ischemic cortex was measured by laser speckle imaging 5 min pre ischemia,5 min post ischemia,and after intervention on day 9.All rats were sacrificed at day 9 and the protein and m RNA expressions of γ2 subunit of the γ-aminobutyric acid receptor A(GABAAγ2) and K+-Cl-cotransporter 2(KCC2) in the ischemic cortex and lumber enlargement was measured by Western blotting and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction.RESULTS:Both Control and Sham groups showed no changes in m NSS and MAS scores and in the regional CBF.Compared with Model group,both WN and PN treatments significantly ameliorated neurological deficit(P < 0.01),decreased muscle tone(P < 0.05),and enhanced CBF(P < 0.001) in SP rats;moreover,WN showed superior effects than PN(P < 0.001).In line with the improvement in neurobehavior,acupuncture interventions up-regulated the expressions of GABAAγ2 and KCC2 in the ischemic cortex as well as lumber enlargement(P < 0.01) in SP rats,and those changes were more obvious in WN(P < 0.05).CONCLUSIONS:Acupuncture at Yanglingquan(GB34) enhanced cerebral blood flow and ameliorated SP in permanent MCAO rats,while waggle needling was superior to regular perpendicular needling.Waggle needling Yanglingquan(GB34) would be a potential complementary therapy for SP.展开更多
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the application of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) Four-diagnostic Auxiliary Apparatus in disease diagnosis.METHODS: The liver cancer patients and healthy controls were recruited from Shanghai...OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the application of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) Four-diagnostic Auxiliary Apparatus in disease diagnosis.METHODS: The liver cancer patients and healthy controls were recruited from Shanghai Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital and Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, respectively. Then, the included subjects were diagnosed by the Four-diagnostic auxiliary apparatus.RESULTS: Thirty liver cancer patients and 30 paired healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Based on the apparatus, the pulse wave velocity was significantly higher in patients compared with controls(P < 0.05). The number of patients with purple tongue and ecchymosis were more than controls(P < 0.05). The number of patients(10%) with yellow tongue coating were higher than the controls(0%). Patients were inclined to be with water type and fire type constitution.CONCLUSION: TCM Four-diagnostic auxiliary apparatus can be applied in clinical diagnosis of body constitution and health status of subjects. It promotes the accuracy and speed for disease diagnosis and TCM standardization.展开更多
文摘目的基于关联规则与复杂网络探讨针灸治疗痉挛型脑瘫的处方规律。方法检索中国知网、万方数据库、维普网、中国生物医学文献数据库、PubMed、Web of Science建库至2022年5月针灸治疗痉挛型脑瘫的临床文献。运用Apriori算法进行关联规则分析核心穴位配伍,Gephi 0.9.6软件进行复杂网络分析核心穴位群及刺灸特点。结果共纳入293篇文献,提取639条针灸处方。关联性最高的传统腧穴为足三里-三阴交,靳三针为四神针-手三针,焦氏头针中足运感区、平衡区、运动区与运用区关联性一致。复杂网络3类处方核心穴位群主要包括百会、足三里、三阴交、合谷、曲池、运动区、平衡区、足运感区、阳陵泉、颞三针等,刺灸方式多样。结论针灸治疗痉挛型脑瘫注重传统腧穴与头针、靳三针的配合,以针对病变根源的头部穴位为主,配合瘫痪肢体局部选穴,达到形神同调的目的。
文摘目的:基于复杂网络探析针灸治疗高血压合并失眠的临床规律,为临床治疗取穴及刺激方式提供参考。方法:检索近20年中国知网、万方、维普、中国生物医学文献数据库、PubMed、Web of Science数据库中针灸治疗高血压合并失眠的相关临床文献,筛选后建立数据库。运用SPSS25.0,SPSS Modeler18.0及Gephi0.9.2分别进行疗效指标、关联规则及复杂网络分析。结果:纳入46篇文献,共提取49条针灸处方,涉及64个腧穴、12种针灸治疗方法。针灸疗法结合降压药应用频数最高,各疗法治疗后均可有效降低PSQI评分及血压水平(P<0.05)。使用频数最高的腧穴为百会,经脉为督脉,支持度最高的腧穴组合是三阴交-内关和百会-内关。针灸处方包含百会、四神聪、风池、安眠、完骨等16个核心腧穴。社团分析显示针灸处方具有按照穴位功效、所属部位及经脉属性进行配伍的3个主要规律。结论:针灸疗法结合降压药是临床治疗高血压合并失眠的一种安全而有效的方法。百会、四神聪是其主要核心腧穴,腧穴配伍以调和阴阳为原则,远近配穴和辨证配穴相结合。
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)-the Effect of De Qi on Acupoint Specific Effect Based on Meridians and its Characteristics and Molecular Response Mechanisms(No.2012CB518506)Research on Acupoint Specificity in Regulating Uterus(No.2006CB504503)the Scientific Research Development Fund Program of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine-the Effect of Anxiety on De Qi in Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients with Cold and Dampness Stagnation Pattern(No.2016-ZXFZJJ-086)
文摘OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of the quickness and duration of De Qi(or Qi arrival) on the analgesic effect of acupuncture in primary dysmenorrhea patients with a cold and dampness stagnation pattern.METHODS: Sixty-eight patients were randomly assigned to the De Qi group(deep needling with thick needles and manipulation, n = 17) or the non-De Qi group(shallow needling with thin needles and no manipulation, n = 51). Both groups underwent needling at Sanyinjiao(SP 6) for 30 min.The visual analogue scale was used to measure the degree of menstrual pain, and the Acupuncture De Qi Clinical Assessment Scale was used to assess De Qi. Only data from patients who experienced actual De Qi were included in the analysis.RESULTS: Thirty-nine patients experienced actual De Qi. Patients who experienced actual De Qi in the De Qi group(n = 14) felt De Qi more rapidly(P =0.028) and for a longer duration(P = 0.04) than patients who experienced actual De Qi in the non-De Qi group(n = 25). Both groups showed a reduction in the visual analogue scale score for pain after treatment. The analgesic effect did not significantly differ between the two groups. The occurrence time of De Qi showed a significant negative correlation with pain reduction at 20 and 30 min after needle removal(P < 0.05). There was no correlation between the duration of De Qi and the therapeutic effect.CONCLUSION: In primary dysmenorrhea patients with a cold and dampness stagnation pattern,quicker onset of De Qi when needling Sanyinjiao(SP 6) achieves a better analgesic outcome. However, a longer duration of De Qi does not affect the degree of analgesia. Compared with minimal acupuncture, active acupuncture stimulation achieves a more rapid onset and longer duration of De Qi.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)-the Effect of De Qi on Acupoint Specific Effect Based on Meridians and its Characteristics and Molecular Response Mechanisms(No.2012CB518506)Research on Acupoint Specificity in Regulating Uterus(No.2006CB504503)National Natural Science Foundation of China-Research on Variations of Biophysical Properties of Acupoints on Different Meridians with the Same Spinal Segments Based on Primary Dysmenorrhea(No.81573884)
文摘OBJECTIVE:To assess skin temperature response to menstruation at acupuncture points in primary dysmenorrhea(PD) patients and healthy volunteers so as to explore acupuncture point specificity in reflecting diseases in the light of skin temperature.METHODS:Fifty-two PD patients and 49 healthy volunteers were recruited.Skin temperature measurements were performed with a skin temperature assessment device at 10 points.Absolute difference between skin temperature of the same point on the left and right side is used as main outcome measure.RESULTS:On the first day of menstruation, when menstrual pain attacking in PD patients, a significant increase in skin temperature difference was detected at Taixi(KI 3) compared with the healthy group(P < 0.01).A significant reduction in skin temperature difference was detected at Taixi(KI 3) in the first day of menstruation compared with those values in the third day after menstruation(P < 0.01)in the healthy group.On the third day after menstruation, a significant reduction in skin temperature difference was found at Zhongdu(LR 6) in PD group compared with the healthy group(P < 0.05).No significant differences of skin temperature were detected at other points(P > 0.05).CONCLUSION:The skin temperature difference at menstruation-relevant points in PD patients did not all change significantly more than those in women without PD.Significant difference was only found in Taixi(KI 3), the Yuan-source point of Kidney meridian.
基金Supported by National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)-the Effect of De Qi on Acupoint Specific Effect Based on Meridians and its Characteristics and Molecular Response Mechanisms(No.2012CB518506)Research on Acupoint Specificity in Regulating Uterus(No.2006CB504503)+2 种基金Research on Laws of Acupoint Effects(No.2005CB523308)National Natural Science Foundation of China Traditional Acupuncture Formula for Inducing Labor(Hegu-Sanyinjiao,LI4-SP6)Electro-acupuncture Parameter Optimization and Molecular Response Mechanisms(No.30973793)the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of Ministry Education of China-Research Based on Primary Dysmenorrhea on Electric Characteristics of Acupoints Which Were Different Ones on the Same Meridians or Similar Ones on the Different Meridians(No.20090013110005)
文摘OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of needling acupoints(bilateral vs unilateral) with De Qi using data collected from 501 primary dysmenorrhea(PD) patients participating in multi-center, randomized,controlled trail.METHODS: De Qi was defined as at least one of the feelings in soreness, numbness, fullness or heaviness at the acupoints when stimulated with needles. The 501 patients were grouped in 3 groups in terms of De Qi or not De Qi in one side(unilateral)or both sides(bilateral) of the body: bilateral De Qi group, unilateral De Qi group, and non-De Qi group. The abdominal pains were measured using visual analog scale(VAS).RESULTS: In 501 patients, 472 acquired De Qi at unilateral acupoints, 24 De Qi at bilateral acupoint,and 5 had no De Qi at any acupoint. The data of non-De Qi group was excluded as the sample was less than 5% of that in the bilateral De Qi group.There was significant difference in the VAS before and after treatment between unilateral and bilateral De Qi group(P < 0.01). After stratified by acupoints, for the patients needled at Sanyinjiao(SP 6)and Xuanzhong(GB 39), VAS scores in the bilateral De Qi group were larger than those in the unilateral De Qi group(P < 0.05).CONCLUSION: Bilateral De Qi was possibly superior to unilateral De Qi in enhancing the immediate analgesic effect of needling the acupoints, but no statistical significance was observed on the pa-tients of needling at non acupoint, which preliminarily suggested this immediate analgesic effect was perhaps along meridians.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)-the Effect of De Qi on Acupoint Specific Effect Based on Meridians and its Characteristics and Molecular Response Mechanisms(No.2012CB518506)Research on Acupoint Specificity in Regulating Uterus(No.2006CB504503)+2 种基金Research on Laws of Acupoint Effects(No.2005CB523308)National Natural Science Foundation of China-Traditional Acupuncture Formula for Inducing Labor(Hegu-Sanyinjiao,LI4-SP6)Electro-acupuncture Parameter Optimization and Molecular Response Mechanisms(No.30973793)the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of Ministry Education of China-Research Based on Primary Dysmenorrhea on Electric Characteristics of Acupoints Which Were Different Ones on the Same Meridians or Similar Ones on the Different Meridians(No.20090013110005)
文摘OBJECTIVE:To review and discuss the Chinese and English literature on the use of pain-related evoked potentials(PREP) and short-latency somatosensory EP(SLSEP) in acupuncture research.METHODS:China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database and MEDLINE were searched for the following key words:acupuncture and PREP or SLSEP.RESULTS:Thirty-seven articles were included in the review.Researchers usually use PREPs to study the analgesic effect of acupuncture,observe influential factors,or for mechanistic exploration.In the SLSEP studies,researchers focused on response characteristics of acupuncture,acupoint specificity,and influential factors of the treatment.There were some problems with the study design and conclusions.CONCLUSION:Researchers could use PREP and SLSEP to objectively validate the effects of acupuncture and explore its mechanisms using nerve electrophysiology.Further studies can benefit from observing more acupoints' effects using PREPs or SLSEPs and investigating the placebo effect of acupuncture.
基金Supported by Scientific Research Development Fund Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China:Study on the Mechanism of Waggle Needling GB34 Relieving Spasticity in Poststroke Rats Based on KCC2-GABAA Receptor Pathway(No.81774417)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China:Research and Development of Physical Therapy Technology and Equipment for Regulation of Human Functional State(No.2020-JYB-ZDGG-062)。
文摘OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and the influence on cerebral blood supply of waggle needling Yanglingquan(GB34) on spastic paresis(SP) rats after middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO) induced and investigate its mechanism of relieving neurobehavior deficiency.METHODS:SP rat model was produced by permanent MCAO.Rats were divided into five groups:blank control group(Control),sham operation group(Sham),model group(Model),waggle needling group(WN) and perpendicular needling group(PN).SP rats were treated with acupuncture from day 3 after MCAO,once a day for 6 d.The modified neurological severity score(m NSS) and modified Ashworth scale(MAS) were conducted on days 0,1,3,5,7 and 9.Cerebral blood flow(CBF) in ischemic cortex was measured by laser speckle imaging 5 min pre ischemia,5 min post ischemia,and after intervention on day 9.All rats were sacrificed at day 9 and the protein and m RNA expressions of γ2 subunit of the γ-aminobutyric acid receptor A(GABAAγ2) and K+-Cl-cotransporter 2(KCC2) in the ischemic cortex and lumber enlargement was measured by Western blotting and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction.RESULTS:Both Control and Sham groups showed no changes in m NSS and MAS scores and in the regional CBF.Compared with Model group,both WN and PN treatments significantly ameliorated neurological deficit(P < 0.01),decreased muscle tone(P < 0.05),and enhanced CBF(P < 0.001) in SP rats;moreover,WN showed superior effects than PN(P < 0.001).In line with the improvement in neurobehavior,acupuncture interventions up-regulated the expressions of GABAAγ2 and KCC2 in the ischemic cortex as well as lumber enlargement(P < 0.01) in SP rats,and those changes were more obvious in WN(P < 0.05).CONCLUSIONS:Acupuncture at Yanglingquan(GB34) enhanced cerebral blood flow and ameliorated SP in permanent MCAO rats,while waggle needling was superior to regular perpendicular needling.Waggle needling Yanglingquan(GB34) would be a potential complementary therapy for SP.
基金Supported by Natural Science Foundation of China-funded Project:Construction of the Qi-Blood-Body Fluid Network Based on the Dynamic Detection of Human Biological Information and Research on the Network's Mechanism of Identification(No.81473553)Natural Science Foundation of China-funded Project:Construction of TCM Qi-Function Biological Network Based on the Body Odor and Voice and Research on the Network's Mechanism(No.81573880)Science and Technology Assistance Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China to the Developing Countries-funded Project:Sino-Mexican Cooperation Study on the Strategies for Hospice Care with the Intervention of Acupuncture and Moxibustion and the Related Clinical Research(No.KYZ201302010)
文摘OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the application of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) Four-diagnostic Auxiliary Apparatus in disease diagnosis.METHODS: The liver cancer patients and healthy controls were recruited from Shanghai Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital and Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, respectively. Then, the included subjects were diagnosed by the Four-diagnostic auxiliary apparatus.RESULTS: Thirty liver cancer patients and 30 paired healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Based on the apparatus, the pulse wave velocity was significantly higher in patients compared with controls(P < 0.05). The number of patients with purple tongue and ecchymosis were more than controls(P < 0.05). The number of patients(10%) with yellow tongue coating were higher than the controls(0%). Patients were inclined to be with water type and fire type constitution.CONCLUSION: TCM Four-diagnostic auxiliary apparatus can be applied in clinical diagnosis of body constitution and health status of subjects. It promotes the accuracy and speed for disease diagnosis and TCM standardization.