Insomnia in perimenopausal women is normal. Studies have shown that insomnia occurs in 75-81% of perimenopausal women and is 2.4 times more common than in premenopausal participants. Western medicine often uses sedative sleeping drugs in the treatment of insomnia in perimenopausal women, which have better effects but have more side effects, and whether they are suitable for long-term application is still controversial. Non-pharmacological traditional therapies in Traditional Chinese Medicine have achieved significant clinical efficacy in the treatment of perimenopausal insomnia patients in recent years. This study aims to explore the efficacy of auricular point seed burying combined with fire dragon pot moxibustion in the treatment of the insomnia symptoms of perimenopausal women.
Female menopausal participants often experience physical and psychological symptoms such as anxiety, depression and sleep disturbances due to the weakening of the ovaries and hormonal changes in the body, with insomnia being the most typical symptom. Studies have shown that insomnia occurs in 75-81% of perimenopausal women and is 2.4 times more common than in premenopausal participants. The main symptoms are difficulty falling asleep, early awakening and easy waking, which may be accompanied by anxiety, irritability and sweating. Long-term insomnia will lead to impairment of multi-system function and endanger the physical and mental health of perimenopausal women. The treatment of insomnia during menopause in Western medicine is mainly based on pharmacological treatment, but it is controversial whether it is suitable for long-term clinical application due to drug dependency and other side effects. Non-pharmacological traditional therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine is more acceptable to participants because of its efficacy, non-chemical and non-toxic side effects. Furthermore, it has been used in the clinical application of insomnia in perimenopausal participants with good efficacy in recent years. In this study, we used auricular seeds burying combined with fire dragon pot moxibustion as an appropriate Chinese medicine technique to treat perimenopausal women with insomnia, hoping to improve the life quality of perimenopausal women with insomnia.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
70
Fire dragon pot moxibustion treatment The main acupuncture points are as follows: Fengchi, Jianjin, Dazhui, Feiyu, Xinyu, Ganyu, Piyu, Shenyu, etc (all acupuncture points are positioned according to the national standard: GB/T12346-2006). Ear acupuncture seed burial method According to "Ear Acupuncture Therapy" \[6\], the main acupuncture points were Shenmen, subcortical, sympathetic, endocrine, kidney, heart, liver and spleen (all acupuncture points were positioned according to the national standard: GB/T12346-2006).
Ear acupuncture seed burial method According to "Ear Acupuncture Therapy" \[6\], the main acupuncture points were Shenmen, subcortical, sympathetic, endocrine, kidney, heart, liver and spleen (all acupuncture points were positioned according to the national standard: GB/T12346-2006).
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (The first people ' s Hospital of Hefei)
Hefei, Anhui, China
The score of Pittsburgh Sleepiness Quantifier Inventory
The score of Pittsburgh Sleepiness Quantifier Inventory (PSQI) was compared between the two groups of patients before and after the intervention (For details, please refer to the literature: The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: a new instrument for psychiatric practice and research). A PSQI score \<7 is considered good sleep quantity and ≥7 is poor sleep quality, and the higher the patient score, the worse the sleep quality.
Time frame: one month
Adverse reactions
Observe whether erythema, blisters, allergic and other adverse reactions are appearing
Time frame: one month
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