Volume 1,Issue 4
Efficacy of Auricular Point Pressing Beans Combined with Modified Suanzaoren Decoction in Treating Post-Stroke Insomnia
Objective: To analyze the effect of auricular point pressing with beans combined with modified Suanzaoren Decoction in treating post-stroke insomnia. Methods: A total of 80 patients with post-stroke insomnia admitted to our hospital from December 2019 to December 2021 were included in this study by convenience sampling and randomly divided into two groups with equal numbers of cases using a digital random table. Both groups of patients received modified Suanzaoren Decoction treatment, while patients in the observation group also received auricular point pressing with beans treatment on this basis. Both groups of patients underwent biochemical tests before medication and at the end of the treatment course. The serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels of the two groups of patients before medication and at the end of the treatment course were compared. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was used to assess the sleep quality of patients before medication and at the end of the treatment course, and the scores of the two groups were compared. The efficacy of the two groups of patients was evaluated according to the “Guiding Principles for Clinical Research on New Traditional Chinese Medicines” and the total effective rates of the two groups were compared. Results: Before medication, there was a minor difference in serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels between the two groups of patients (p > 0.05). At the end of the treatment course, the serum TNF-α level in the observation group had increased compared to the pre-medication level, significantly higher than that in the control group (p < 0.05). Before medication, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) showed a minor difference between the two groups (p > 0.05). At the end of the treatment course, the PSQI in the observation group had decreased compared to the pre-medication level, significantly lower than the assessment results in the control group (p < 0.05). The total effective rate of treatment in the observation group was higher than that in the control group, showing a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The combination of auricular point pressing therapy with modified Suanzaoren Decoction demonstrates a definite therapeutic effect in treating post-stroke insomnia, more effectively improving patients’ serum TNF-α levels and sleep quality, and is worthy of application.
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