Electroacupuncture Treatment Of Cervical Vertebral Artery Disease Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Object:This trail was designed to explore the efficacy of electroacupuncture treatment for cervical spondylosis of vertebral artery type and evaluate it.Methods: There were 57 patients involved in this trial, 54 completed and 3 eliminated. All patients were divided randomly into two groups:the controlled group were given acupuncture treatment and the treatment group were given electroacupuncture. They were all cured 20 times. After treatment their result were evaluated with symptom-function scores.Results:Baseline analyse:There were no statistical differences comparatively between the two groups at sex, age, course and state of disease (P>0.05) .The result showed that there were statistical differences between the two groups. In the treatment group, 10 were cured, 13 markedly effective, 3 effective, 2 ineffective and the controlled group, 6 were cured, 8 markedly effective, 8 effective, 4 ineffective; the markedly effective rate was 75% which was superior to that(61.54%) in the controlled group with comparatively statistic differences(P<0.05).Conclusion: The results indicated that both electroacupuncture therapy and the acupuncture therapy have beneficial effect on cervical spondylosis of vertebral artery type . in addition, the former one was more significant in therapeutic effection.