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Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine ›› 2016, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (02): 151-159.

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Curative effect of acupuncture on quality of life in patient with depression: a clinical randomized single-blind placebo-controlled study

Fan Ling, Fu Wenbin, Chen Zhao, Xu Nenggui, Liu Jianhua, Lǚ Aiping, Li Ziping, Su Shengyong, Wu Taixiang, Ou Aihua   

  1. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion,Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine;Post-doctoral Research Station of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine;Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine;Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona;College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion,Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine;School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University;Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gunagxi University of Chinese Medicine;Primary Registry of World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Center,Chinese Cochrane Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University;Epidemiology Center, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences;
  • Accepted:2016-02-02 Online:2016-04-15 Published:2022-04-05

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Abstract: OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of acupuncture on the quality of life in patients with depression by clinical randomized single-blind placebo-controlled study.METHODS:one hundred and sixty-three cases of depression according with the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into a group of acupuncture dredging liver and regulating flow of theosophy(group 1),a group of acupoint shallow stab(group 2)and a group of non-acupoint shallow stab(group 3)at 1∶1∶1 ratio,and treated with acu-puncture,moxibustion,and intradermal embedding of needle,twice a week,for a total of 12 weeks.Scale of Quality of Life(SF-36)was used to measure the scores at four different time points and evaluate the effect of acupuncture on the quality of life of the patients with depression.RESULTS:At each time point after treatment,in scores of the 8 items,physical function,physical role,bodily pain,general physical condition,energy,social function,emotional function and mental health there were statistically significant differences among the 3 groups(P

Key words: Acupuncture, Moxibustion, Intrader mal needle therapy, Depression, Quality of life, Ran domized controlled trial

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Fan Ling, Fu Wenbin, Chen Zhao, Xu Nenggui, Liu Jianhua, Lǚ Aiping, Li Ziping, Su Shengyong, Wu Taixiang, Ou Aihua. Curative effect of acupuncture on quality of life in patient with depression: a clinical randomized single-blind placebo-controlled study[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2016, 36(02): 151-159.