Intradermal acupuncture on shen-men and nei-kuan acupoints in patients with insomnia after stroke.
This is the first study that focuses on the effects of intradermal acupuncture on insomnia after stroke. We enrolled hospitalized stroke patients with insomnia and assigned them into a real intradermal acupuncture group (RA group) or a sham acupuncture group (SA group) by randomization. The RA group received intradermal acupuncture on shen-men (He-7) and nei-kuan (EH-6) for 2 days, and the SA group received sham acupuncture on the same points. The effectiveness was measured by the Morning Questionnaire (MQ), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS). These scales were examined by an independent, blinded neurologist before, and 1 and 2 days after treatment, repeatedly. Thirty subjects (15 in the RA group and 15 in the SA group) were included in the final analysis. The RA group showed more improvement on insomnia than the SA group. Repeated measures analysis detected that there were significant between-subjects effects in the MQ, the ISI and the AIS. In conclusion, we suggest that intradermal acupuncture on shen-men and nei-kuan is a useful treatment for post stroke-onset insomnia.
Kim
Young Suk
YS
Department of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases (Stroke Center), College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
Lee
Sang Ho
SH
Jung
Woo Sang
WS
Park
Seong Uk
SU
Moon
Sang Kwan
SK
Ko
Chang Nam
CN
Cho
Ki Ho
KH
Bae
Hyung Sup
HS
D026881:Acupuncture / Q000379:methods; D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome