Effects Of Electro-Puncture Sishencong Points On PSG And PSQI In The Insomnia

Objective:①To observe the effects of electro-puncture sishencong points treating the insomnia and investigate its mechanism ; ②To compare the difference of electro-puncture sishencong points and benzodiazepine in treating the insomnia,and explore one more effective way to treat insomnia.Methods:20 healthy volunteer and 50 patients with primary insomnia from the outpatient department were choosed.The insomnia were randomized into two groups, 25 patients each group,one group receiving electrical acupuncture sishencong points for 20 minutes every day, the other receiving benzodiazepine drugs 2.5mg every night, they were treated for 20 days. The healty received no treatment.The effect of the treatment was assessed by an objective measurement of the sleep quality by polysomnography and a subjective evaluate of sleep quality by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire, performed before and after the treatments. 20 healthy volunteer were the normal group and they were assessed by polysomnography only when they were collected.Then we compare the different effect of the two therapeutic methods on the insomnia and investigate the mechanism of electro-puncture sishencong points. All data collected were analyzed with SPSS 11.5 software.RESULTS:①Before treatment the acupuncture group,the benzodiazepine group and the normal group were significantly different on some sleep parameters:sleep course including TST,SL,ATA,AT,SE,RL (P<0.05) and sleep composition including S1,S3～S4,REM(P<0.05).There was no difference between...