Clinical Research On Electro-acupuncture Plus Auricular-plaster Therapy In Treating Insomnia

ObjectiveAdopt method of clinical study, to compare the effects of electro-acupuncture plus auricular-plaster therapy and simple electro-acupuncture therapy on each factor and total score of PSQI, when using them to insomnia, and explore one more effective and convenient way to treat insomnia. Besides, to observe the effects of electro-acupuncture plus auricular-plaster therapy on each factor and total score of PSQI, and summary its advantages.Methods60 patients with primary insomnia from the outpatient and inpatient departments were chosen and randomized into two groups(the electro-acupuncture plus auricular-plaster therapy group,the simple electro-acupuncture therapy group),30 patients each group.The effect of treatment was assessed by the PSQI questionnaire, performed in the first day,the fourteenth day and the twenty-eighth day. Then compared the different effect of the two therapeutic methods. All data collected were analysed with SPSS 17.0 software.ResultsThere was no difference on each factor and total score of PSQI among the two groups before the treatment(P>0.05). And after treatment most factors and total score of PSQI of two groups were improved (P<0.05). They improved significantly after treatment on the subject of sleep quality,sleep latency,sleep during,sleep disturbance,daytime dysfunction and total score of PSQI(P<0.05). The electro-acupuncture plus auricular-plaster therapy group was significantly better than the simply electro-acupuncture therapy group on subjective sleep latency,sleep efficiency,sleep disturbance and daytime dysfunction of PSQI after treatment(P<0.05).ConclusionThe electro-acupuncture plus auricular-plaster therapy and simple electro-acupuncture therapy may improve most factors and total score of PSQI. Two groups improve significantly after treatment on subjects of sleep quality,sleep latency, sleep during, sleep disturbance,daytime dysfunction and total score. The electro-acupuncture plus auricular-plaster therapy group was significantly better than the simply electro-acupuncture therapy group on subjective sleep latency,sleep efficiency,sleep disturbance and daytime dysfunction. So the electro-acupuncture plus auricular-plaster therapy is an active natural medical treatment of curing patients with insomnia.