Intradermal Acupuncture on Shen-Men and Nei-Kuan Acupoints Improves Insomnia in Stroke Patients by Reducing the Sympathetic Nervous Activity: A Randomized Clinical Trial

• DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x09007624
• Publication Date: 2009-11-19T11:50:35Z
• Authors: Seung Yeop Lee; Yong Hyeon Baek; Seong Uk Park; Sang Kwan Moon; Jung Mi Park; Young Suk Kim; Woo Sang Jung
• Keywords: Stroke

This study is a double-blind randomized controlled trial on the effect of intradermal acupuncture insomnia after stroke. Hospitalized stroke patients with were enrolled in and randomly assigned to either real group (RA group) or sham (SA group). The RA received Shen-Men (He-7) Nei-Kuan (EH-6) for three days, SA same points. was measured using Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) Athens Scale (AIS) at baseline days treatment. To assess autonomic nervous function, subjects' blood pressure heart rate variability monitored. Fifty-two subjects (27 25 included final analysis. insomnia-related scales ISI AIS showed greater improvement than group. Moreover, there reduction number non-dippers decrease LF/HF ratio (heart variability) These results indicate that sympathetic hyperactivities stabilized It can thus be concluded useful therapeutic method post stroke-onset as it reduces hyperactivities.