Clinical Observation on Combined Acupuncture and Medicine in Treating Post-stroke Depression
Item
Title
Clinical Observation on Combined Acupuncture and Medicine in Treating Post-stroke Depression
Journal Publication
Date
2012
volume
10(1)
pages
18-21
Research Type
RCT
Keywords
Abstract
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with medication for treatment of post-stroke depression (PSD). Methods: A total of 60 patients with PSD in conformity with the inclusion criteria were reandomly allocated into a treatment group and a control group, with 30 in each. Those in the treatment group were treated with electroacupuncture combined with medication, and those in the control group were treated with medication alone. Before and after treatment, the patients of the two groups were evaluated by means of function independent measure (FIM) and the World Health Organization quality of life BREF (WHOQOL-BREF). Results: After the treatments, the changes of FIM scores have statistical significant in both of the two groups (P<0.01); and the improvement in the treatment group was more remarkable than that in the control group (P<0.01). The differences in the scores in various indexes of WHOQOL-BREF in the patients of the two groups before and after treatments were both statistically significant (P<0.01, P<0.05). And the change in Electroacupuncture on Niesanzhen (three points on the bitemporal) as major treatment can improve activities of daily living and quality of life for patients with PSD.
has health condition studied
Mental Disorders
plan
>1/WK
has study population number
60
has duration
4 Weeks